adolescent
adjective
growing to manhood or womanhood; youthful.
subadolescent
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a word derived from
adolescent.
Example Sentences
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Recording firms these days will audition any subadolescent, and with good reason: teen-agers account for the bulk of German record buying.
From Time Magazine Archive
The bonding ritual was a subadolescent mumbo jumbo of slogans and hand signs, like those used by adult fraternal groups.
From Time Magazine Archive
This year's subadolescent hit, if any, is slow to show, but according to both M-G-M and Columbia, a number called Nuttin' for Christmas is showing frightening signs of life.
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