adultish
English
Etymology
From adult + -ish.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: adult‧ish
Adjective
adultish (comparative more adultish, superlative most adultish)
- Of or suitable for an adult.
- Behaving like an adult, especially by a child.
- 2003, John Faunce, Lucrezia Borgia, →ISBN:
- Her first adultish memory is of a piercing desire, a hunger for her mother, father, and brother that is tinged with fear.
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Synonyms
- (mature): mature
Antonyms
- childish
Related terms
- adultlike