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"
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]