mid-pubescent

mid- + pubescent

mid-pubescent (not comparable)

1. undergoing puberty
   • 2012 Dwyane Wade paints his toenails SportsGrid

     Luckily for Dwyane, he got the reassuring, mid-pubescent advice from new teammate LeBron James

   • 2013 How Does Superman Shave? The MythBusters Have a Few Theories Wired

     According to Savage, that was far from Hyneman's only unexpected solution. "Jamie was thinking that perhaps he might fly back in time to when he didn't have a beard but that solution is fraught with paradoxical contradictions," he explained. "Can't have Superman fighting General Zod as a mid-pubescent teen who's all powerful. That would be weird."

   • 2014 Michael Cera's 'Superbad' Audition Tape Is a Sweet Trip Down Memory Lane Bustle

     My how... we've all grown! Especially Cera. He looks incredibly mid-pubescent here. But a very talented mid-pubescent actor, that is.

   • 2015 Bucks County Playhouse Presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee TheaterMania

     The one-act musical comedy presents an eclectic group of six mid-pubescent students who are competing for first place in the spelling bee championship of a lifetime.

   • 2016 Domo Genesis’ new album is reminiscent of Odd Future ties Badger Herald

     While Domo Genesis’ flow on the album gets repetitive at times, there are certainly redeeming moments. One can be found in “Coming Back,” where Domo Genesis trades his signature smooth voice for an uneven, almost mid-pubescent sounding voice — and it’s actually very refreshing.

   • 2017 Why Sexy Ads Don't Make Money Esquire

     Ask anyone about the "sexiest" advertisement of all time. They might tell you it's Kate Upton for Carl's Jr. Or perhaps anything from Axe's mid-pubescent canon.

• prepubescent
• postpubescent