Postadolescent
adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who has grown out of adolescence.
Adjective
- 1 Occurring after a period of adolescence. not-comparable
"The let’s-try-anything, free-thinking society of 1968 evolved into a catastrophic blend of legitimate paranoia (Nixon did keep enemies lists, and the F.B.I. did infiltrate campuses) and postadolescent melodrama."
Example
More examples"The let’s-try-anything, free-thinking society of 1968 evolved into a catastrophic blend of legitimate paranoia (Nixon did keep enemies lists, and the F.B.I. did infiltrate campuses) and postadolescent melodrama."
Etymology
From post- + adolescent.
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