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late-blooming

[ leyt-bloo-ming ]
/ ˈleɪtˈblu mɪŋ /
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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.

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Nearby words

  1. late in the day,
  2. late latin,
  3. late rickets,
  4. late systole,
  5. late wood,
  6. late-night,
  7. late-onset diabetes,
  8. late-term,
  9. late-type star,
  10. latecomer

Origin of late-blooming

First recorded in 1965–70
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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