upgrownadj.
Grown up. Frequently as past participle.
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the world > people > person > adult > [adjective]
mucha1154
of (formerly also at, to) agec1300
perfect agec1384
full-growna1393
ripea1393
greatc1515
adult1531
maturate1556
mellowed1575
mellow1592
full-aged1596
mature1609
timed1611
grown-upa1640
adulted1645
grown1645
upgrown1667
matured1805
coming of age1858
the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > become high
upgrown1667
the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [adjective] > having made progress or advanced
advanced1646
progressed1842
upgrown1848
developed1859
new-generation1963
fast-tracked1972
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 677 So standing, moving, or to highth upgrown The Tempter all impassiond thus began. View more context for this quotation
1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd i. 140 This man born and now up-grown,..henceforth I expose To Satan. View more context for this quotation
1827 G. Higgins Celtic Druids 99 The contests..are only worthy of up-grown babies.
1848 W. Whewell in I. Todhunter William Whewell (1876) II. 348 A great up-grown body of knowledge.
1895 K. Grahame Golden Age 46 To them the inhabited world is composed of..children and upgrown people.
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