hebetic

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/hɪˈbɛtɪk/

adjective

Of or related to youth or to puberty.

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juvenileyouthful
OriginAncient Greek ἡβητικός →
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Meanings

adjectivehebetic (comparative more hebetic, superlative most hebetic)

comparative more hebetic · superlative most hebetic

  1. Of or related to youth or to puberty.

    Synonyms: juvenile, youthful

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or related to youth or to puberty.

Similar
juvenileyouthful
Also see
youngyounglingyouthful

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἡβητικός
  2. Englishhebetic

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”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hebetic

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APA

hebetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hebetic

MLA

“hebetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hebetic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hebetic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hebetic.

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