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puerile

adj
/ˈpjʊə.ɹaɪl/UK/ˈpjʊɹɪl/US

Etymology

From Latin puerīlis (“childish”), from puer (“child, boy”). By surface analysis, puer + -ile.

  1. derived from puerīlis — “childish”

Definitions

  1. Childish

    Childish; trifling; silly.

    • 1850, Thomas De Quincey, French and English Manners (originally published in Hogg's Instructor The French have been notorious through generations for their puerile affectation of Roman forms, models, and historic precedents.

  2. Characteristic of, or pertaining to, a boy or boys

    Characteristic of, or pertaining to, a boy or boys; compare puellile.

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Derived

puerilely, puerileness, puerilism, puerility, puerilization

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA