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pubescent

9 letters · 8 distinct letters

  1. adjective

    (of animals especially human beings) 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

  2. adjective

    covered with fine soft hairs or down

    downy milkweed seeds

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