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teenagerish

teenagerish adjective: characteristic of teenagers; adolescent; immature.

Adjective

teenagerish (comparative more teenagerish, superlative most teenagerish)

  1. (informal) Characteristic of teenagers; adolescent; immature.
    • “It's not like you needed my help to get the meal ready,” I said snidely, hating how teenagerish I sounded.2013, Jenny Davidson, The Magic Circle, page 95

Forms of teenagerish

comparativemore teenagerish
superlativemost teenagerish

Origin of teenagerish

From teenager + -ish.

Questions about teenagerish

What does teenagerish mean?
Teenagerish means characteristic of teenagers; adolescent; immature.
What part of speech is teenagerish?
Teenagerish is an adjective.

Words near teenagerish in the dictionary

  1. teenager
  2. teenagerdom
  3. teenagerese
  4. teenagerhood
  5. teenagerhoods
  6. teenagerish
  7. teenageritis
  8. teenagerly
  9. teenagers
  10. teenagership
  11. teenagery

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