— adolescently , adv.
/ad'l es"euhnt/ , adj.
1. growing to manhood or womanhood; youthful.
2. having the characteristics of adolescence or of an adolescent.
n.
3. an adolescent person.
[ 1475-85; adolescent- (s. of adolescens growing up, prp. of adolescere ), equiv. to adol ( e )- (see ADULT) + -esc- -ESCE + -ent- -ENT ]
Syn. 1. immature, young. 3. youth, teenager, minor.