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pubescent

adjective /pjubɛsənt/ 3 syllables 9 letters Scrabble 15 WWF 20
Definitions
adjective

covered with fine soft hairs or down

adjective

having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature

“the budding breasts of a pubescent girl and the downy chin of pubescent boy”

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