"full-blown" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more full-blown [comparative], most full-blown [superlative]
Etymology: From full + blow (“to blossom”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|full|blow|id2=blossom|t2=to blossom}} full + blow (“to blossom”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} full-blown (comparative more full-blown, superlative most full-blown)
  1. (figurative) Completely developed or formed. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: full-fledged, full-bore Translations (completely developed or formed): voll entfaltet (German), vollendet [colloquial] (German), ausgewachsen (German), komplett (German), in piena regola (Italian), настоящий (nastojaščij) (Russian), форменный (formennyj) (Russian), tam gelişmiş (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-full-blown-en-adj-ufbyil~p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 8 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 70 10 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 10 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 4 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 72 10 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 72 10 18 Disambiguation of 'completely developed or formed': 99 1
  2. At the peak of blossom; ripe. Translations (at the peak of blossom): in voller Blüte (German), voll aufgeblüht (German), fullt utslagen (Swedish), tamamen açılmış/açmış (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-full-blown-en-adj-WPh681UO Disambiguation of 'at the peak of blossom': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Forms: more full-blown [comparative], most full-blown [superlative]
Etymology: From full + blow (“to produce an air current”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|full|blow|t2=to produce an air current}} full + blow (“to produce an air current”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} full-blown (comparative more full-blown, superlative most full-blown)
  1. Filled with wind; puffed up. Translations (filled with wind): vollgeblasen (German), tamamen şişmiş (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-full-blown-en-adj-h1Rg2MAb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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