Dictionary Check: adolescent
"adolescent" is a valid word!
Scrabble
13
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Words with Friends
16
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Definition
adjective
relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent
Example:
"adolescent problems"
adjective
being of the age 13 through 19
Example:
"teenage mothers"
adjective
displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
Example:
"adolescent insecurity"
adjective
in the state of development between puberty and maturity
Example:
"adolescent boys and girls"
noun
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
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