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Fully fledged   /fˈʊli flɛdʒd/   Listen
Fully fledged

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






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"Fully fledged" Quotes from Famous Books



... was founded they had devised a practicable and efficient aeroplane, and they had been chiefly responsible for the organization of the Air Battalion. The best tribute that could be paid to their fostering care was paid by the Royal Flying Corps when, being fully fledged, it started on ...
— The War in the Air; Vol. 1 - The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force • Walter Raleigh

... not actually picture the lurid and violent descent Hal suggested, it certainly did view with the utmost alarm his lively young sister's friendship with a fully fledged actress. ...
— Winding Paths • Gertrude Page



Words linked to "Fully fledged" :   experient, full-fledged, fledged, mature, experienced



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