hebetic
/hɪˈbɛtɪk/
hebetic adjective: of or related to youth or to puberty.
Adjective
hebetic (comparative more hebetic, superlative most hebetic)
Synonyms of hebetic
Forms of hebetic
| comparative | more hebetic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most hebetic |
Origin of hebetic
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”).
Words that rhyme with hebetic
- sympathetic
- hermetic
- kinetic
- athletic
- genetic
- magnetic
- energetic
- pathetic
- syndetic
- aesthetic
- diabetic
- diaeretic
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- frenetic
- mimetic
- peripatetic
- planetic
- poetic
- tonetic
- abietic
- anesthetic
- anoetic
- anuretic
- apathetic
- ascetic
- auxetic
- cybernetic
- dietetic
- epithetic
- Helvetic
- parasympathetic
- parenthetic
- phyletic
- Sidetic
- splenetic
- synaeretic
- synizetic
- tabetic
- threnetic
- alexipyretic
- algetic
- alphabetic
- alphametic
- amuletic
- analgetic
- anchoretic
- anoretic
- aphetic
- aporetic
- archegetic
- asyndetic
- auletic
- autonoetic
- balletic
- Baphometic
- cardioparasympathetic
- cardiosympathetic
- cometic
- conspiracy-theoretic
- cynegetic
- diagenetic
Questions about hebetic
- What does hebetic mean?
- Hebetic means of or related to youth or to puberty.
- What part of speech is hebetic?
- Hebetic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce hebetic?
- Hebetic is pronounced /hɪˈbɛtɪk/.
Words near hebetic in the dictionary
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