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Princeton's WordNet

  1. full-blown, maturedadjective

    fully ripe; at the height of bloom

    "a full-blown rose"

  2. full-blownadjective

    having or displaying all the characteristics necessary for completeness

    "a full-blown financial crisis"

GCIDE

  1. Full-blownadjective

    Hence: Of full intensity; as, the recession developed into full-blown depression; a full-blown international crisis.

Wiktionary

  1. full-blownadjective

    Completely developed or formed.

    We are the midst of a full-blown crisis.

  2. full-blownadjective

    At the peak of blossom; ripe.

    The trees in the garden were resplendent with full-blown white gardenias.

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  1. full-blown

    Full-blown refers to something that has fully developed, matured, or reached its highest point or stage. It can describe a situation, condition or issue that is in its most severe, intense, or extreme state. It is often used to describe illnesses, crises, or problems, but can also refer to positive situations like one's skills, talents, or passions being completely developed or realized.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Full-blownadjective

    fully expanded, as a blossom; as, a full-bloun rose

  2. Full-blownadjective

    fully distended with wind, as a sail

Editors Contribution

  1. full-blown

    Full-blown (adj.) is having the qualities of a noble person.

    Full- blown is a fully matured person that can solve a problem in an instant.


    Submitted by pinkss5 on October 21, 2015  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of full-blown in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of full-blown in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of full-blown in a Sentence

  1. Bill Shine:

    Rumors flying around that FEMA is ready to round you up and take you off to a concentration camp, forget about socialism. I think we're headed towards full blown communism and forget about your freedom of speech. Radio hosts are being kicked off the air for suggesting that we close our borders and stay away from illegal immigrants. Are you kidding me? What is going on? I am willing to get kicked off the air. Here I am. Come and get me. I am going down with a fight. Why on earth are we not allowed to have this conversation? There's a country that has a full blown epidemic and it's called Mexico. Why on earth is it racist for us to say we need to close our borders to them at this time?

  2. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel:

    When individuals and nations have once got in their heads the abstract concept of full-blown liberty, there is nothing like it in its uncontrollable strength.

  3. Martin Abbott:

    There are a number of different options which are mentioned, some people talk about an OTC (over the counter) platform, others talk about a (full-blown) exchange and it's really very early days.

  4. Ilir Hysa:

    Factory managers are worried about the prospects of a full-blown trade war, that said, the sentiment reflected in the manufacturing surveys is not rattled. But trade policy tensions are clearly a major hurdle.

  5. Anthony Fauci:

    As we get out of the full-blown pandemic phase, which we are certainly heading out of, these decisions will increasingly be made on a local level rather than centrally decided or mandated, there will also be more people making their own decisions on how they want to deal with the virus.


Translations for full-blown

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  • vollendet, aufgeblüht, in voller Blüte, vollgeblasen, entfaltetGerman
  • fullt utslagenSwedish
  • açılmış, şişmiş, açmış, gelişmişTurkish

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