fully fledged
adj 1: (of a bird) having reached full development with fully
grown adult plumage; ready to fly [syn: {full-fledged},
{fully fledged}]
2: (of persons, e.g.) having gained full status; "a full-fledged
lawyer"; "by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged
atheist"; "sees itself as a fully fledged rival party" [syn:
{full-fledged}, {fully fledged}]