full-grown

[ fool-grohn ]

adjective

1. completely grown; mature.

Word History and Origins

Origin of full-grown¹

First recorded in 1660–70

Example Sentences

Her play, about a lonely, full-grown man with an imaginary friend who drinks away his life at a tiki bar until he is aided by some residents of his small town outside Rochester, New York.

From Seattle Times

He’s a full-grown bear in just a few seconds.

From Literature

The result is a full-grown woman with the impulses of an infant, until she progresses into a child testing boundaries and searching for independence in a world where men are accustomed to dictating women’s lives.

From New York Times

Now — Feb. 5 King Conservation District’s Annual Bareroot Sale Note: ordering bareroot plants is significantly cheaper than full-grown plants, and these are available online.

From Seattle Times

All in all, the researchers examined the vertebrae of 10 threshers, ranging from an embryo to full-grown adults over 13 feet long.

From New York Times