hebetic

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hebetic

/hɪˈbɛtɪk/

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From Ancient Greek ἡβητικός (hēbētikós), equivalent to ἡβητ(ής) (hēbēt(ḗs)) (“adult”; ἡβη- (hēbē-), variant stem of ἡβᾶν (hēbân, “to reach puberty”), verbal derivative of ἥβη (hḗbē, “youth”) + -τής (-tḗs, agent suffix)) + ικός (ikós, “-ic”).

adjective more hebetic · most hebetic

Of or related to youth or to puberty.
Similar: juvenile, youthful

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@misc{hebetic_2026,
  title = {hebetic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hebetic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}