Meanings
- UKalternativenot comparableAlternative form of full-fledged (US English)
To a certain extent, even to us, it is sometimes hard to imagine that a language created by a single person at his desk has developed for more than a hundred and thirty years to become a fully fledged means of communication.
2022, Sabine Fiedler, Cyril Robert Brosch, “A note to the reader”, in Esperanto – Lingua Franca and Language Community, John Benjamins Publishing Company, →DOI, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OL, page xix
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly
adjective(of persons, e.g.) having gained full status
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
fully fledged. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fully%20fledged
“fully fledged.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fully%20fledged. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fully fledged,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fully%20fledged.
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