fledged

[US]/fledʒd/

[UK]/flɛdʒd/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.able to fly soon
with full feathers
mature

fully fledged

newly fledged

a newly fledged Detective Inspector.

David had become a fully-fledged pilot.

young bird not yet fledged.

The book was a full-fledged study of American history.

Rationalisation was badly needed.There was growing pressure to convert Airbus into a fully-fledged private company.

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