pubic

American

[pyoo-bik] / ˈpju bɪk /

adjective

of, relating to, or situated near the pubes or the pubis.

pubic British

/ ˈpjuːbɪk /

adjective

of or relating to the pubes or pubis

pubic hair

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of pubic

First recorded in 1825–35; pub(es) ¹ + -ic

Example Sentences

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Eighty-nine state residents have already died from COVID-19 and more than 6,600 residents have tested positive, according to the latest numbers from the state Department of Pubic Health.

From Washington Times • Apr. 1, 2020

The Royalton Free Pubic Library had been a bank, for example.

From Washington Times • Jun. 19, 2017

Pubic hair, armpit hair, a few pimples around the nose.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2012

When Dr. Hisaw published these findings under the title, "The Influence of the Ovary on the Resorption of the Pubic Bones of the Pocket Gopher," nobody paid much attention.

From Time Magazine Archive

See also Puberal development premature, 114-116 retarded, 116, 117 Pubic hair.

From The Sexual Life of the Child by Paul, Eden

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