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[ fool-skeyl ] / ˈfʊlˈskeɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR full-scale ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivehaving the exact size or proportions of the original: a full-scale replica. using all possible means, facilities, etc.; complete: The factory will commence full-scale operation next month. Origin of full-scaleFirst recorded in 1930–35 Words nearby full-scalefull professor, full radiator, full rhyme, full-rigged, full sail, full-scale, full score, full sentence, full-service, full-size, full speed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for full-scaleOnly two senators opposed the resolution, which the administration later claimed was the authority for a full-scale war. The World’s Toughest Political Quiz|Jeff Greenfield|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST But in the spring of 1856 he finally faced a full-scale protest. Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor|S. C. Gwynne|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST But what does an effective, full-scale air attack look like? How a Real Air War Could Demolish ISIS|Clive Irving|August 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST But the main question facing Correct the Record is what becomes of it once Clinton embarks on a full-scale campaign. Hillary’s Outside Enforcers Are Led by a Former Foe|David Freedlander|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Full-scale civil wars are giving way to fragmented armed groups with decentralized power bases in remote border regions. The Curse of CAR: Warlords, Blood Diamonds, and Dead Elephants|Christopher Day|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST It would be men of his own age who would eventually man those first full-scale expeditions to neighbor worlds. The Secret of the Ninth Planet|Donald Allen Wollheim So we are preparing a full-scale assault against those aliens now within our system in the very near future. Shock Absorber|E.G. von Wald There was a full-scale civil war in the country from September 1943 to November 1944. Area Handbook for Albania|Eugene K. Keefe Tomorrow, if all goes well, we'll have a full-scale revolution on our hands. The Dictator|Milton Lesser I fancy there'd have been a full-scale massacre if we hadn't come along. The Invaders|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
British Dictionary definitions for full-scale
noun (modifier)(of a plan, etc) of actual size; having the same dimensions as the original done with thoroughness or urgency; using all resources; all-out Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to full-scalecomprehensive, in-depth, thorough, full-blown, sweeping, exhaustive, extensive, wide-ranging, major, proper, thoroughgoing, total, unlimited, full-dress, all-encompassing |