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under-age
CIDE DICTIONARY
under-age, a.
- Not having arrived at adult age; hence, incapable legally of performing certain acts restricted to adults. [PJC]
- Not having arrived at adult age, or at years of discretion; hence, raw; green; immature; boyish; childish. [1913 Webster]"I myself have loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation." [1913 Webster]
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