Meanings
- not comparableFully developed in a broader sense; complete, at one’s height.
Near-synonyms: full-fledged, full-blown, full-bore, full-on
1 more example
[…] And, doubtless, unto thee is given A life that bears immortal fruit In such great offices as suit The full-grown energies of heaven.
1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXXIX”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 61Synonyms: full-fledged, full-blown, full-bore, full-on
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveFully developed in a broader sense; complete, at one’s height.
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Origin
- Middle English*fulgrowen
- Englishfull-grown
From Middle English *fulgrowen, fulgrowe, ful growe, equivalent to full + grown. Compare Middle English fulwaxen, fullwaxen (“full-grown”), from Old English fullweaxen (“full-grown”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἁδρός, τέλειος
- ἁδρός (hadrós)having reached an adult stage - referring to an animal
- τέλειος (téleios)having reached an adult stage - referring to an animal
Bulgarian напълно развит
- напълно развит (napălno razvit)having reached an adult stage - referring to an animal
Latin mātūrus, grandis
- mātūrushaving reached an adult stage - referring to an animal
- grandishaving reached an adult stage - referring to an animal
Māori kātua
- kātuahaving reached an adult stage - referring to an animal
Cite this entry
full-grown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full-grown
“full-grown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full-grown. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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