full-throated

adjective

full-throat·​ed ˈfu̇l-ˈthrō-təd 

1

a

: produced or expressed with the full power of the voice : loud and powerful

a full-throated cry

Her supple voice can effortlessly move from an insinuating whisper to a full-throated roar to a clear, piping soprano …

—Steven Mirkin

b

: having a loud and powerful voice

Early each morning we were assembled for drill, marching to the cadence of a full-throated Marine sergeant who had little use for us.

—Lewis Thomas

2

: expressed with or characterized by unreserved enthusiasm or conviction

full-throated support/criticism

a full-throated supporter/critic

a full-throated defense/endorsement of the government's policies

When Elizabeth George's first novel, "A Great Deliverance," appeared early last year, it was greeted with the sort of full-throated acclaim that very few mystery debuts … manage to elicit from the American press.

—Josh Rubins

… [George] Gilder, whose 1984 book, The Spirit of Enterprise, ranks as the twentieth century's most full-throated celebration of entrepreneurship.

—Thomas Frank

full-throatedly adverb

Everyone deplores violence, but some more full-throatedly than others.

—William F. Buckley, Jr.

Examples of full-throated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Either way, many of Harris’ endorsements in Europe are hardly full-throated. —Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024

The offense started to flow, Curry was on fire, Looney couldn’t be stopped on the boars, and the crowd was finally full-throated. —Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Apr. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

full-throated

adjective

-ˈthrōt-əd

1

: loudly or powerfully expressed with the voice

a full-throated shout

also : having a loud and powerful voice

2

: expressed with or marked by great enthusiasm or conviction