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comparative more pubescent, superlative most pubescent
At or just after the age of puberty. quotations examples
[…] the pubescent male brain isn't noted for its consistent engagement with reality […]
2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xi
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.
2012 June 26, Genevieve Koski, “Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 6 August 2020
(botany, zoology) Covered with down or fine hairs.
plural pubescents
An individual who is going through puberty. examples