full-frontal

American  

[fool-fruhn-tl] / ˈfʊlˈfrʌn tl /

adjective

1. showing the entire front.

   full-frontal nudity.

2. direct; hard-hitting.

   a full-frontal assault.

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full-frontal British  

adjective

1. informal (of a nude person or a photograph of a nude person) exposing the genitals to full view

2. all-out; unrestrained

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noun

1. a full-frontal photograph

Etymology

Origin of full-frontal

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

They have come to understand that a full-frontal counterattack is likely to bear fruit.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

Some of the items found there echo those found in other powerful Mesoamerican cities, including a depiction of Itzam Kokaj Bahlam in a full-frontal position.

From National Geographic • Jan. 26, 2024

But you have a lot of room and many possible social maneuvers between that and full-frontal hostility.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2023

But the writer-director Kirk Caouette’s microbudget “American Badger,” a stylistic full-frontal assault on the senses, charts a distinct path.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2021

He wondered if the metal rods could withstand a full-frontal attack from Dozer’s and Petunia’s massive teeth, enormous heads, and vise-grip jaws.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein