ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Postadolescent

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Postadolescent is an adjective meaning Occurring after a period of adolescence.

Meaning

Occurring after a period of adolescence.

More Meanings

  1. One who has grown out of adolescence.

Example Sentences

The let’s-try-anything, free-thinking society of 1968 evolved into a catastrophic blend of legitimate paranoia (Nixon did keep enemies lists, and the F.B.I. did infiltrate campuses) and postadolescent melodrama.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include postpubescent, post-juvenile, postjuvenile, postpubertal, postpuberty, postteen.

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