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late-blooming

late-blooming adjective: being a late bloomer; attaining maturity or success comparatively late in life.

Adjective

late-blooming

  1. Being a late bloomer; attaining maturity or success comparatively late in life.

Questions about late-blooming

What does late-blooming mean?
Late-blooming means being a late bloomer; attaining maturity or success comparatively late in life.
What part of speech is late-blooming?
Late-blooming is an adjective.

Words near late-blooming in the dictionary

  1. late to the ball
  2. late to the game
  3. late to the party
  4. late unpleasantness
  5. late unpleasantnesses
  6. late-blooming
  7. late-bound
  8. late-breaking
  9. late-capitalist
  10. late-night
  11. late-stage capitalism

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