full-fledged

1. 1.

   (of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly

   Synonymsfully fledged

   Similarfledged
2. 2.

   (of persons, e.g.) having gained full status

   “a full-fledged lawyer”

   “by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist”

   “sees itself as a fully fledged rival party”

   Synonymsfully fledged

   Similarexperienced

Questions about full-fledged

What does full-fledged mean?

full-fledged means "(of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in full-fledged?

full-fledged has 2 syllables: full--fledged. The stress falls on "full-".

What is another word for full-fledged?

Close synonyms include fully fledged, fully fledged. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is full-fledged a common word?

full-fledged is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.