Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

full-on

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.52 in modern English

Syllables: ful-l-on
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

adj

Extreme; to the maximum degree.

adv

Totally; with full commitment.

Example Sentences

"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."
""Seven years," he confirms. "Nobody else has done more than four. The job has been wonderfully rewarding, but very full-on. There hasn't been a lot of time in my life for normal things. I needed to find a better balance." Unprompted, he dives straight into the obvious question: having told everyone he intended to be the last chief executive of Network Rail, why the change of heart?"

Etymology

Etymology tree English full- Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Middle English on English on English full-on From full- (“fully, completely”) + on.

Inflected Forms

full on (alternative)

Questions

What does full-on mean?: All-out; out and out; complete; utter.
Where does full-on come from?: Etymology tree English full- Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Middle English on English on English full-on From full- (“fully, completely”) + on.

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