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fledged

adj.
C1 Advanced US //ˈfɫɛdʒd// UK //flˈɛdʒd// fledged

adj. having all the skills or qualities needed to do a job or be a certain type of person. It describes someone who has finished their training and is now ready to work on their own.

adj. having reached a state of full development or maturity. Often used in a figurative sense to describe individuals who have completed their professional training or apprenticeship.


SIMPLE

She is now a fully fledged doctor.

CONTEXTUAL

After years of working as an assistant, he finally became a fully fledged member of the design team.

COMPLEX

The small startup has grown into a fully fledged corporation with offices in three different countries and hundreds of employees.

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Commonly preceded by the adverb 'fully' to form the compound adjective 'fully fledged'. Often used attributively before the noun it modifies.

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