full-on

adjective

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That said, with great statement sofas come great responsibility— styling them in your space while avoiding full-on kitsch. Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025 Julianne cited her sisters' accomplishments in their own fields, as well as their flourishing personal lives, as a reason why the sadness never flowered into full-on resentment. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025 Usually its more eccentric innovations are trialed as concept vehicles first, but the new Habiton is leaping right to full-on production camper van. New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025 This is because Curaçao has a rich legacy of live performance, with such local genres as ritmo kombina and tumba luring locals into small clubs packed with full-on mini orchestras. Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for full-on

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

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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 14 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

full-on

adjective
ˈfu̇l-ˌȯn,
-ˌän

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