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pubescent

adj
/pjʊˈbɛs(ə)nt/

Etymology

From Middle French pubescent, from Latin pubescens (“to become hairy, downy, or an adult”).

  1. derived from pubescens — “to become hairy, downy, or an adult”
  2. derived from pubescent

Definitions

  1. At or just after the age of puberty.

    • 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xi […] the pubescent male brain isn't noted for its consistent engagement with reality […]
    • The 18-year-old [Justin] Bieber can’t quite pull off the “adult” thing just yet: His voice may have dropped a bit since the days of “Baby,” but it still mostly registers as “angelic,” and veers toward a pubescent whine at times.

  2. Covered with down or fine hairs.

  3. A person going through puberty.

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Derived

mid-pubescent, nonpubescent, peripubescent, postpubescent, prepubescent, pubescently, pubescent oak, subpubescent

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA