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   pubescent

   /pjʊˈbɛsnt/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or denoting a person at or approaching the age of puberty: "a gang of pubescent boys"
   • 2. covered with short soft hair; downy.

   noun

   • 1. a person at or approaching the age of puberty: "the audience was largely made up of squealing pubescents"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French, or from Latin pubescent- ‘reaching puberty’, from the verb pubescere.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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