fully fledged

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fully fledged

A young bird is now a fully fledged adult and can fly from the nest.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Complete and fully developed; having attained full status, maturity, or capability. Used to describe a person, organization, or thing that is no longer in a preliminary or training stage but is fully qualified, established, or operational. 2. (Of a bird) Having fully developed feathers needed for flight; having reached full physical maturity in terms of plumage.

Usage and Examples
  • Describing a qualified professional or established entity:
    • After passing the bar exam, she became a fully fledged attorney.
    • The startup evolved into a fully fledged company with over 200 employees.
  • Describing a complete or mature state of being:
    • His interest in robotics grew from a hobby into a fully fledged obsession.
    • The disagreement escalated into a fully fledged argument.
  • Describing a bird (literal meaning):
    • The fully fledged eagle left the nest for the first time.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
  • The term often implies a process of development or training has been successfully completed.
  • It can be used metaphorically for ideas, projects, or conflicts that have developed into their complete or most serious form.
  • The hyphenated spelling "full-fledged" is equally common and correct.
Variants and Related Words
  • Fledge (verb): To grow the feathers necessary for flying; to rear a young bird until it is ready to fly. (e.g., The mother bird will fledge her chicks in a few weeks.)
  • Fledgling (noun/adjective):
    • (Noun) A young bird that has just grown flight feathers; a person or organization that is immature or inexperienced.
    • (Adjective) New and inexperienced. (e.g., a fledgling democracy).
Synonyms
  • Fully qualified
  • Fully developed
  • Mature
  • Established
  • Accredited (for professionals)
  • Full-scale
Antonyms
  • Apprentice
  • Novice
  • Developing
  • Rudimentary
  • Nascent
  • Fledgling (in its adjectival sense)
fully fledged

A young bird is now a fully fledged adult and can fly from the nest.

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

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