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hebetic

/hɪˈbɛtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
he-bet-ic
IPA
/hɪˈbɛtɪk/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or related to youth or to puberty.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἡβητικός (hēbētikós), equivalent to ἡβητ(ής) (hēbēt(ḗs)) (“adult”; ἡβη- (hēbē-), variant stem of ἡβᾶν (hēbân, “to reach puberty”), verbal derivative of ἥβη (hḗbē, “youth”) + -τής (-tḗs, agent suffix)) + ικός (ikós, “-ic”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἡβητικός

Inflected Forms

more hebetic (comparative) most hebetic (superlative)

Synonyms

juvenile youthful

Rhymes With

genetic magnetic non-magnetic athletic pathetic aesthetic sympathetic energetic poetic diabetic kinetic anesthetic

Questions

How do you pronounce hebetic?
The recorded pronunciation is /hɪˈbɛtɪk/.
What does hebetic mean?
Of or related to youth or to puberty.
Where does hebetic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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