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full-on

adj

Etymology

From full- (“fully, completely”) + on.

  1. derived from upp
  2. inherited from *h₂en-✻ — “on, onto”
  3. inherited from *ana✻ — “on, at”
  4. inherited from *ana✻
  5. inherited from on
  6. inherited from on
  7. formed as full-on — “full + on”

Definitions

  1. All-out

    All-out; out and out; complete; utter.

    • This was a full-on jungle, full of all kinds of creepy things - snakes, spiders. They expected Tarzan to come swinging by on a vine.
    • It only takes a little tweaking for the Simpsons’ home to become a full-on freak show, with Homer as its perpetually apoplectic main attraction.

  2. Extreme

    Extreme; to the maximum degree.

  3. Totally

    Totally; with full commitment.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for full-on. 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