full-scale
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adjective
1.
having the exact size or proportions of the original: a full-scale replica.
2.
using all possible means, facilities, etc.; complete: The factory will commence full-scale operation next month.
Origin:
1930–35
1930–35
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| full-scale | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (of a plan, etc) of actual size; having the same dimensions as the original |
| 2. | done with thoroughness or urgency; using all resources; all-out |
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Full-scale
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example sentences
Nothing less than a full-scale military operation is going to stop the poaching in the north.
So far that cycle's consisted of a steady stream of internal tweaks, with every other year including a full-scale overhaul.
All the same, there will now be no more full-scale battles.
It's not even clear how this full-scale aquaculture was meant to work.
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