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hebetic

[hi-bet-ik]

adjective

Physiology.

  1. pertaining to or occurring in puberty.

hebetic

/ ɪˈɛɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to puberty

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hebetic1

< Greek ŧŧپó, equivalent to ŧŧ ( ḗs ) adult ( ŧŧ-, variant stem of ŧâ to reach puberty, verbal derivative of ŧŧ youth + -ŧ agent suffix) + -ikos -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hebetic1

C19: from Greek ŧŧikos youth, from ŧŧ youth
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Associated words: puberal, pubescence, pubescent, hebetic, impuberal. publish, v. promulgate, proclaim, circulate, blazon, announce.

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