fully
1 adv Fully means to the greatest degree or extent possible.
ADV adj, ADV with v
(=completely)
She was fully aware of my thoughts..., I don't fully agree with that.
2 adv You use fully to say that a process is completely finished.
ADV with v
He had still not fully recovered.
3 adv If you describe, answer, or deal with something fully, you leave out nothing that should be mentioned or dealt with.
ADV with v
Major elements of these debates are discussed more fully later in this book.
4 adv Fully is used to emphasize how great an amount is. WRITTEN ADV amount (emphasis)
Fully 30% of the poor could not even afford access to illegal shanties.
fully fledged , fully-fledged
Fully fledged means complete or fully developed. adj ADJ n
Hungary is to have a fully-fledged Stock Exchange from today.