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   A·dult

   /əˈdəlt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person who is fully grown or developed: "children should be accompanied by an adult"
   • ▪ a fully developed animal.
   • ▪ a person who has reached the age of majority.

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or animal) fully grown or developed: "the adult inhabitants of the U.S" Similar maturegrown-upfully grownfull-grownfully developedfully fledgedof agehaving reached one's majorityin one's primein full bloomOpposite infantjuvenile
   • ▪ of or for adult people: "adult education"
   • ▪ emotionally and mentally mature: "an effort to be adult and civilized"
   • ▪ sexually explicit or pornographic (used euphemistically to refer to a movie, book, or magazine). Similar sexually explicitobscenepornographichardcoresoft-corelewdsmuttydirtyfilthyvulgarcruderuderacyrisquéribaldnaughtyarousingearthyRabelaisianeroticcarnalsensualsexysuggestivetitillatingspicyrawtaboooff colorindecentimproperinformal:pornpornoblueraunchysteamyX-ratedtriple-XXXXfull-frontalskinfruitysaucynear the knucklenear the bonegamyrare:rankithyphallicFescennineCyprianOpposite family

   verb

   • 1. behave in a way characteristic of a responsible adult, especially by accomplishing mundane but necessary tasks: informal "I've adulted with moderate success this week by compiling invoices and billing my client"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin adultus, past participle of adolescere ‘grow to maturity’ (see adolescent).

   Derivatives

   • 1. adultly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   adult. noun [ C ] us / ˈæd.ʌlt / / əˈdʌlt / uk / ˈæd.ʌlt / / əˈdʌlt /. Add to word list. Add to word list. A1. a person or animal that has grown to full size and strength: An adult under English law is someone over 18 years old. Adults pay an admission charge but children get in free.

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