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