adjective
1. fully ripe; at the height of bloom
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a full-blown rose
• Syn: ↑matured
• Similar to: ↑mature
2. having or displaying all the characteristics necessary for completeness
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a full-blown financial crisis
• Similar to: ↑complete
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full-blown «FUL BLOHN», adjective.
1. in full bloom: »
a full-blown rose.
2. Figurative. completely developed or matured: »
Those [persons] showing the early signs may later develop the full-blown condition (L. H. Snyder).
3. filled with wind; puffed out.
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adj. fully developed
the onset of full-blown AIDS in persons infected with HIV
■ (of a flower) in full bloom
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/ˈfʊlˈbloʊn/ adj
: having all of the qualities that are associated with a particular thing or type of person : fully developed
a full-blown recession
full-blown AIDS
The movie made him a full-blown star.
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having all the characteristics of sb/sth; fully developed
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full-blown AIDS
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The border dispute turned into a full-blown crisis.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.