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full-grown

full-grown

15 2.2
An animal, plant, or person that has reached full adult size
  • adjective
  • /fʊl ɡroʊn/
translation icon : adulto
  • A pack of direwolves could bring down a solitary full-grown troll.
  • a full-grown man

How tall is a full grown male giraffe?

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Examples

  • "Diana," I said, "do you realize you're a full-grown adult with an imaginary friend?"

    Fiction book (1998)
  • How tall is a full grown male giraffe?

  • Is that a full-grown man?

  • I should have said he was a full-grown man.

  • That is a full-grown adult man sitting right there.

  • Bear in mind, these are all full-grown adults who have kids of their own.

    Blog text (10)
  • The antlers were full-grown by now, with a spread of nearly five feet.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • You're the only full-grown man in the whole store.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • One day, his family packed up and moved to another city, and Vaclav, who was by then full-grown, suffered immeasurably.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • A full-grown elephant can weigh as much as 12,000 pounds.

Synonyms

adult
vsfull-grown
110 1.0

Fully grown and mature

is the hyphenated descriptive form rather than a life stage label
fully grown
vsfull-grown
11 1.8

An animal, person, or plant at full adult size

is the hyphenated form with the same meaning
grownup
vsfull-grown
1 1.5

An animal or person that is an adult, not a young one

is the hyphenated adjective focusing on general maturity not the label
grown
vsfull-grown
1 1.0

An animal or person that has reached full size and is an adult

is a hyphenated compound used for the same mature state
full-fledged
vsfull-grown
1 5.5

A bird with fully grown feathers that is ready to fly

is the broad mature term rather than bird-specific flight readiness
fully fledged
vsfull-grown
4.8

Having all the feathers and strength needed to fly away from the nest

is the general mature description, not focused on bird flight readiness

Antonyms

1.0

Not old and in an early stage of life

15 3.0

Not fully grown, like a young plant or animal

How Mature

full-grown
15 2.2
to mature
91 3.5
adolescent
50 3.4
young
1.0
immature
15 3.0

Surface Forms

full-grown positive

Morphology

full-grown = full + grown (transparent) = full + grown

The meaning is the direct combination of 'full' + 'grown' indicating fully developed, which is easily inferable by learners.

Etymology

Full-grown is made of two simple words: full ('complete') and grown (from grow, 'to become larger'). So full-grown literally means 'completely grown', which helps you remember it: a full-grown animal or plant has reached its full size or is an adult.