full-fledged (adj.)

  1. (of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly

    [ Syn: fully fledged ]

  2. (of persons, e.g.) having gained full status; a full-fledged lawyer; by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist; sees itself as a fully fledged rival party

    [ Syn: fully fledged ]

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