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full-blown

adj

Etymology

From full + blown, past participle of blow (“to produce an air current”).

  1. derived from blāwan
  2. inherited from blāƿen
  3. inherited from blawen
  4. formed as full-blown — “full + blown”

Definitions

  1. Completely developed or formed.

    • We are in the midst of a full-blown crisis.
    • Solicitor—for just before leaving London I got word that my examination was successful; and I am now a full-blown solicitor!
    • The Little Ice Age that chilled Europe[…]should, according to past precedents, have snowballed into a full-blown ice age.

  2. At the peak of blossom

    At the peak of blossom; ripe.

    • The trees in the garden were resplendent with full-blown white gardenias.
    • There might ye ſee the pioney ſpread vvide, / The full-blovvn roſe, the ſhepherd and his laſs, / Lap-dog and lambkin vvith black ſtaring eyes, / And parrots vvith tvvin cherries in their beak.
    • “Fanny has been cutting roses, has she?” “Yes, and I am afraid they will be the last this year. Poor thing! She found it hot enough; but they were so full-blown that one could not wait.”

  3. Filled with wind

    Filled with wind; puffed up.

    • The schooner took to sea with full-blown sails.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for full-blown. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA