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  • adjective That occurs after puberty

Etymologies

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post- +‎ pubescent

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Examples

  • His propensity for taking young, barely postpubescent girls was well known-as was their regrettable tendency to not survive such encounters.

    Widows and Orphans R. Daniel Lester 2010

  • Some kids are prepubescent, some pubescent, some even postpubescent, he says.

    Young Runners Marc Bloom 2009

  • At times the Dutch used extreme means when enforcing the pax hollandica, as in the case of Lamey Island, which was subjected to ethnic cleansing: Nearly all postpubescent males were killed, and the surviving population was removed to the Sinkan area. 88 We must not forget that Dutch rule was based as much on coercion as on persuasion.

    How Taiwan Became Chinese 2006

  • This latest round of overexposure (aimed at the postpubescent crowd this time) coincides with her fourth album, "In the Zone," though it's hard to say if anyone will notice the great soundtrack behind the perpetual peep show.

    Bringing Up Britney 2007

  • Your guests are sure to take notice if you put a fresh spin on the bridal bouquet toss another holdover from the days of yore, when a bride made the toss to a bevy of barely postpubescent maidens.

    Weddings Valentine Style Diann Valentine 2006

  • That's what I learned my first day at basic training, lined up with a bunch of other poor duped Texas postpubescent boys, just out of college, some of us thinking of getting married and starting careers--my buddy in the Army from my hometown was a practicing architect.

    Swift Boats Are in the Water Again The Daily Growler 2006

  • He noticed its 1980 citation in a paper in French about the ancient Greek treatment of postpubescent boys written by Félix Buffière: “les ephèbophiles, comme certains les nomment”—as certain people have named them.

    The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004

  • One week after this story was written, the top 20 pop albums in the United States included records by fresh-faced adolescents the Beatles, teen sensation Bob Seger, twentysomething heartthrob Frank Sinatra, a barely-postpubescent but preternaturally-talented Bob Marley, recent high school graduate Rod Stewart, former boy band member Johnny Cash, newly-discovered youth sensation Barry White, and a band whose name is synonymous with "teenage rebellion": Pink Floyd.

    sirilyan Diary Entry sirilyan 2004

  • He noticed its 1980 citation in a paper in French about the ancient Greek treatment of postpubescent boys written by Félix Buffière: “les ephèbophiles, comme certains les nomment”—as certain people have named them.

    The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004

  • I asked him if he thought I needed to wax my eyebrows, and the look of relief on his face confirmed my suspicions: I've been an ape my entire postpubescent life without realizing it.

    Don’t Sleep With Your Drummer Jen Sincero 2002

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