ADJECTIVE
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(of persons, e.g.) having gained full status
sees itself as a fully fledged rival party
by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist
a full-fledged lawyer - (of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly
How To Use fully fledged In A Sentence
- He said the long term vision of the ginnery is to establish a fully fledged textile industry, which will produce finished materials if the company started producing more lint than what the customers could take.
- sees itself as a fully fledged rival party
- The real choice is between becoming a fully fledged United States of Europe, or remaining little more than a modern-day Holy Roman Empire, a gimcrack hodgepodge of "variable geometry" that will sooner or later fall apart. The End of the Euro
- You'll probably be able to justify paying the extra for more oomph if you are a fully fledged petrolhead who counts cars to get to sleep. Times, Sunday Times
- No one had ever peered at her so intently before, and she generally avoided talking to other people, particularly fully fledged Clayr. LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR
- After that the vehicle was not used again and four young birds were successfully fledged. Times, Sunday Times
- Many people treat them as a fully fledged member of the family. Times, Sunday Times
- The current ensign wasn't adopted as a fully fledged flag until 1981, when the Queen visited and personally gave her assent.
- The longer-term tendency may be for the joint boards to develop into fully fledged special purpose authorities.
- Like many young birds, especially large ones, they tend to drift away once they are fully fledged. Times, Sunday Times
