˜yĐÄvlog

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full-blown

[ fool-blohn ]

adjective

  1. fully or completely developed:

    full-blown AIDS; an idea expanded into a full-blown novel.

  2. in full bloom:

    a full-blown rose.



full-blown

adjective

  1. characterized by the fullest, strongest, or best development
  2. in full bloom
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of full-blown1

First recorded in 1605–15
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Without addressing these problems with councils more widely, Graham concluded "we are looking at a full-blown crisis in local government".

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Trump has always been a narcissist but it has now become full-blown megalomania.

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Six years later, Ritter’s muse finally latched onto that wisp of a notion and it is now a full-blown “hall of distorted mirrors” thriller called “Retreat.”

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L.A.’s financial problems exploded into a full-blown crisis on Wednesday, with the city’s top budget official announcing that next year’s shortfall is now just shy of $1 billion, making layoffs “nearly inevitable.”

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But for full-blown adults, I don’t think too many of them are gonna hear a stand-up bit and then be like, “You know what, I’m doing a complete 180 on that.”

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