late-blooming
[ leyt-bloo-ming ]
/ ˈleɪtˈblu mɪŋ /
adjective
of or characteristic of a late bloomer: late-blooming brilliance.
late in coming about or showing full development: the country's late-blooming interest in soccer.
Words nearby late-blooming
late in the day, late latin, late rickets, late systole, late wood, late-blooming, late-night, late-onset diabetes, late-term, late-type star, latecomer
Origin of late-blooming
First recorded in 1965–70
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