full-throated

[fool-throh-tid]

adjective

1. using the full power of one’s voice.

   His full-throated yodeling stole the show.

2. (of a sound) formed by the full power of one’s voice.

   The play begins with a full-throated scream from backstage.

3. demonstrated or expressed with enthusiastic conviction.

   The local nurses association has given our candidate its full-throated endorsement.

Other Word Forms

• full-throatedly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of full-throated¹

First recorded in 1820–25; full ¹ ( def. ) + throated ( def. )

Example Sentences

Days before her resignation, the prime minister mounted a full-throated defence of Rayner, hailing her a "great story of British success" who gave working-class children "a real sense of aspiration".

From BBC

Now, having proved he was more than the parody guy, Yankovic has re-embraced the whole full-throated “Weird Al” parody thing — his “Bigger & Weirder” tour, which comes to the Kia Forum in Inglewood on Saturday, features plenty of video screens, lots of costume changes and props, and twice as many band members.

From Los Angeles Times

You wouldn’t mistake anybody’s turn for a full-throated or, conversely, subtle characterization — there’s a messiness to the cutting that prioritizes motion over stillness — but the broad strokes of personality are fun.

From Los Angeles Times

Saying he was "really scared" about the next part of his presentation, Bunting stripped to his waist and performed a full-throated haka to his team.

From BBC

Twelve years later, in his 2018 State of the City address, Mayor Eric Garcetti made a full-throated vow to quit fooling around and get the job done.

From Los Angeles Times