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pubescent
[ pyoo-bes-uhnt ]
adjective
- arriving or arrived at puberty.
- Botany, Zoology. covered with down or fine short hair.
pubescent
/ ːˈɛəԳ /
adjective
- arriving or having arrived at puberty
- (of certain plants and animals or their parts) covered with a layer of fine short hairs or down
Derived Forms
- ˈԳ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·cԳ ·c· noun
- ܲp·cԳ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pubescent1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pubescent1
Example Sentences
The video, Stockton argued, fails to include a sex education component and instead offers "misleading" context in an effort to teach pubescent children that a fetus is a human life.
A pubescent Usher temporarily lost his voice after recording the first album, pushing him to focus on honing his dance skills and stage presence.
My pubescent nerves did a pirouette in my stomach as we hung up, retreating to the haven of instant messages.
To the moody strains of Sheik’s alt-rock score, the vise of adolescence is captured in a story about pubescent youths rebelling against the warping will of adult hypocrisy and repression.
All these form an enormous playground where monumental things happen at inopportune times, each song a zoetrope world built for consoling and commiserating with the pains of being pubescent.
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