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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. fully ripe; at the height of bloom;
- Example: "a full-blown rose"
[syn: full-blown, matured]

2. having or displaying all the characteristics necessary for completeness;
- Example: "a full-blown financial crisis"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Full-blown \Full"-blown`\, a.
   1. Fully expanded, as a blossom; completely developed; as, a
      full-blown rose. --Denham.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Fully distended with wind, as a sail. --Dryden.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. Hence: Of full intensity; as, the recession developed into
      full-blown depression; a full-blown international crisis.
      [PJC]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

full-blown
    adj 1: fully ripe; at the height of bloom; "a full-blown rose"
           [syn: full-blown, matured]
    2: having or displaying all the characteristics necessary for
       completeness; "a full-blown financial crisis"