full-grown
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2.2
- adjective
- /fʊl ɡroʊn/
- A pack of direwolves could bring down a solitary full-grown troll.
- a full-grown man
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- How tall is a full grown male giraffe?
- Longer and longer the shadows grow until each one is full grown and has a voice.
- All right, you're no longer a child, but already a full grown person.
- And you enlarge that to the size of a full, a full grown adult.
- Really a full grown human being believe this.
- I'm I'm full grown ass man, Marine master martial arts.
Examples
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"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?
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Is that a full-grown man?
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I should have said he was a full-grown man.
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That is a full-grown adult man sitting right there.
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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
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1.0
Fully grown and mature
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1.8
An animal, person, or plant at full adult size
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1.5
An animal or person that is an adult, not a young one
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An animal or person that has reached full size and is an adult
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5.5
A bird with fully grown feathers that is ready to fly
Having all the feathers and strength needed to fly away from the nest
Antonyms
How Mature
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.