full-blown

== English == === Etymology 1 === From full +‎ blown, past participle of blow (“to blossom”). ==== Adjective ==== full-blown (comparative more full-blown, superlative most full-blown) (figuratively) Completely developed or formed. Synonyms: full-fledged, full-bore, full-on Antonyms: unfledged, incipient (literally) At the peak of blossom; ripe. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From full +‎ blown, past participle of blow (“to produce an air current”). ==== Adjective ==== full-blown (comparative more full-blown, superlative most full-blown) Filled with wind; puffed up. ===== Translations ===== === References === “full-blown”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “full-blown”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989. Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.