pubescent

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Pronunciation

/pjʊˈbɛs(ə)nt/

Definition of pubescent

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

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.”

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adj

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.”
Covered with down or fine hairs.

noun

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

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

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