| Can the degree or quality of an individual's adultness be assessed? |
| The depth and adultness of Connie, however, may well be more due to the stunning performance of Diane Lane than to the script or to Lyne's direction. |
| The amount of emotional space it takes to have a feeling of adultness and autonomy will vary from relationship to relationship. |
| There's a formidable, unflinching adultness about Steely Dan, especially late Steely Dan, which is immensely impressive. |
| When Rock Hudson and Doris Day shared fume and frustration in their prolonged comedic foreplay, there was a hint of adultness about it. |
| Older viewers may have been able to appreciate Wilmore's adultness and measured seriousness, but late night doesn't really care what they think. |
