Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

full-fledged

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: ful-l-fledged
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having all its feathers; able to fly.

adj

Having full qualification, credentials or preparation; entire; real.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: full-grown"
"After she passes the bar exam, she will be a full-fledged lawyer."
"Ansible is not a full-fledged programming language, but it does have several programming language features, and one of the most important of these is variable substitution."
"PIRG noted the European Union has a limit of 300 ppm for boron and that there should be a “full-fledged investigation to determine if limits should be established” in the US."

Etymology

From full + fledged.

Inflected Forms

fully fledged (alternative)

Phrases

full-fledgedly full-fledgedness

Frequently Paired Words

fledge

Synonyms

full-blown full-bore full-on full-grown fully fledged

Antonyms

unfledged unfletched

Questions

What does full-fledged mean?: Having all its feathers; able to fly.
Where does full-fledged come from?: From full + fledged.

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