fledge
Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to flyFeathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.
» Ziri is a full-fledged adult.
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1 senses(archaic, not comparable)Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.
Examples
11 sentencesZiri is a full-fledged adult.
Judaism is a full-fledged religion.
deDas Judentum ist eine vollwertige Religion. — rul
The hornbill nestlings are ready to fledge.
The bedroom has a full-fledged double bed.
This legislation constitutes a full-fledged attack on consumer rights.
Origin
From Middle English flegge, fligge, flygge, from Old English *flyċġe (“able to fly, fledgeFrom Middle English flegge, fligge, flygge, from Old English *flyċġe (“able to fly, fledged”) (attested in *unflyċġe, unfligge (“unfledged”)), from Proto-West Germanic *flugi, from Proto-Germanic *flugjaz (“able to fly, fledged”), from Proto-Indo-European *plewk- (“to run, flow, be swift, flee, fly”).
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