PUBESCENT
Scrabble letter values: P3U1B3E1S1C3E1N1T1 = 15
Definition
- adjective (of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature.
- adjective covered with fine soft hairs or down. — synonyms: downy, puberulent, sericeous
Examples
- “the budding breasts of a pubescent girl and the downy chin of pubescent boy”
- “downy milkweed seeds”