fully fledged Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly
    full-fledged.
  2. adjective satellite (of persons, e.g.) having gained full status
    full-fledged.
    • a full-fledged lawyer
    • by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist
    • sees itself as a fully fledged rival party

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