adolescently

7.2

To behave like a teenager, often immature or excited

adverb
/ˌædəˈlɛsəntli/

: adolescentemente

In short, I'm ridiculously, adolescently, amazingly in love.

Examples

The group acted adolescently, giggling and teasing each other without a care in the world.
I watched him stand there, adolescently.

Fiction book (1997)
Half a page or a little more? And painfully, adolescently passionate.

Fiction book (1999)
He was very light, and his wrist was adolescently bony and cool.

Fiction book (1996)
She approached the problem adolescently, showing her impulsive decision-making style.
His sense of humor was adolescently silly, full of puns and playful jokes.

Synonyms

youthfully

vsadolescently

1 3.1

In a way that shows the energy and excitement of a young person

is specific to the teenage years rather than general youthfulness

Antonyms

maturely

3 3.9

In a calm, sensible way like an adult

How Immature

childishly

3 3.9

adolescently

7.2

youthfully

1 3.1

maturely

3 3.9

Surface Forms

adolescently positive

Morphology

adolescently = adolescent (transparent) = adolescent + ly

Formed by the regular adverbial suffix '-ly' added to the adjective 'adolescent', yielding a predictable adverbial meaning.

Etymology

Adolescently comes from the Latin root adolescere, which means 'to grow up', and it is the -ly form of adolescent, a common word for a teen. So, to act adolescently is to behave like someone in the growing-up years, being emotional, excited, or sometimes impulsive.