hebetic
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hebetic — [hē bet′ik] adj. [Gr hēbētikos, youthful < hēbē, youth] of or happening at puberty … English World dictionary
hebetic — Pertaining to youth. [G. hebetikos, youthful, fr. hebe, youth] * * * he·bet·ic (hə betґik) [Gr. hēbētikos youthful] pubertal … Medical dictionary
hebetic — adj. pertaining to puberty, pertaining to adolescence … English contemporary dictionary
hebetic — he•bet•ic [[t]hɪˈbɛt ɪk[/t]] adj. phl pertaining to or occurring in puberty • Etymology: 1885–95; < Gk hēbētikós=hēbēt(ḗs) adult (hēbē , s. of hēbân to reach puberty, der. of hēbē youth + tēs agent suffix) + ikos ic … From formal English to slang
hebetic — /həˈbɛtɪk/ (say huh betik) adjective relating to or occurring in puberty. {Greek hēbētikos youthful} …
hebetic — a. pertaining to or occurring at puberty … Dictionary of difficult words
hebetic — /hi bet ik/, adj. Physiol. pertaining to or occurring in puberty. [ < Gk hebetikós, equiv. to hebet(és) adult (hebe , var. s. of hebân to reach puberty, v. deriv. of hebe youth + tes agent suffix) + ikos IC] … Useful english dictionary
Youth — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Youth >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 youth youth Sgm: N 1 juvenility juvenility juvenescence Sgm: N 1 juniority juniority Sgm: N 1 infancy infancy Sgm: N 1 babyhood babyhood childhood … English dictionary for students
hebephrenia — hebephrenic /hee beuh fren ik/, adj. /hee beuh free nee euh/, n. Psychiatry. a type of schizophrenia characterized by emotionless, incongruous, or silly behavior, intellectual deterioration, and hallucinations, frequently beginning insidiously… … Universalium
immature — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. half grown; unripe, green; undeveloped; raw, callow, young, hebetic; unready. See unpreparedness, youth, imperfection, newness. Ant., mature, adult. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. youthful, sophomoric … English dictionary for students
