What does full-fledged mean?
Full-fledged means (of a bird) Having all its feathers; able to fly..
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(of a bird) Having all its feathers; able to fly..
Near-synonym: full-grown
After she passes the bar exam, she will be a full-fledged lawyer.
Ansible is not a full-fledged programming language, but it does have several programming language features, and one of the most important of these is variable substitution.
PIRG noted the European Union has a limit of 300 ppm for boron and that there should be a “full-fledged investigation to determine if limits should be established” in the US.
Use full-fledged when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Full-fledged means (of a bird) Having all its feathers; able to fly..
Common synonyms include full-blown, full-bore, full-on, full-grown.
Possible antonyms include unfledged, unfletched.
Near-synonym: full-grown
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