full-fledged

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full +‎ fledged

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Adjective

full-fledged (not comparable)

  1. (of a bird) Having all its feathers; able to fly.
  2. (idiomatic) Having full qualification, credentials or preparation; entire; real.
    After she passes the bar exam, she will be a full-fledged lawyer.
    • 2017, Lorin Hochstein, René Moser, “4. Variables and Facts”, in Ansible: Up and Running, 2nd edition, O’Reilly, →ISBN:
      Ansible is not a full-fledged programming language, but it does have several programming language features, and one of the most important of these is variable substitution.

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