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Frizzy vs Pubescent - What's the difference?

frizzy | pubescent | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between frizzy and pubescent

is that frizzy is formed of a mass of small, tight, wiry curls; unruly or extending in all directions while pubescent is arriving, or arrived at, puberty.

As a noun frizzy

is a small amount of unkempt, curly hair.

frizzy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Formed of a mass of small, tight, wiry curls; unruly or extending in all directions.
  • The wet weather made her hair frizzy and untidy.

    Noun

    (frizzies)
  • A small amount of unkempt, curly hair
  • pubescent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Arriving, or arrived at, puberty.
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  • (botany, zoology) Covered with down or fine hairs.
  • Derived terms

    * peripubescent * postpubescent * prepubescent

    See also

    * puberulent ----