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

Word History and Origins

Origin of full-blown¹

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

That uprising has since escalated into a full-blown civil war.

From BBC

This person may not develop full-blown Alzheimer’s for five years or 20 years or ever.

From Los Angeles Times

“It prevented the Democrats from having a full-blown primary process that could have yielded a stronger candidate than Kamala Harris.”

From Los Angeles Times

Now my children, too young to remember when Barack Obama was elected, view “The West Wing” and the tone of the Santos/Vinick campaign not as progressive idealism but as full-blown fantasy.

From Los Angeles Times

A halting, confused performance by Biden in his late June debate with the former president left Democrats in a full-blown panic.

From BBC