full-on

adjective

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Marchand, who is unsigned after this year, could become a trade asset if management issues a full-on rebuild. Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025 Clearly, the event hardened him, turning the pupil into a full-on criminal. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025 As film writer Anna Menta pointed out in her own plea for TV Glow Oscars love on Decider, The Substance — a full-on body horror movie with lots of blood splatter — is at the heart of the awards season conversation this year. Samantha Allen, Them, 14 Jan. 2025 In October, Sonos tried to get a handle on the situation, which, by then, had spiraled into a full-on PR disaster, by outlining a turnaround plan. Chris Welch, The Verge, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for full-on 

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of full-on was in 1954

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“Full-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-on. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

full-on

adjective
ˈfu̇l-ˌȯn,
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