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puerilely

adv
/ˈpjʊə.ɹaɪl.li/UK/ˈpjʊɹaɪl.li/US

Etymology

From puerile + -ly.

  1. derived from puerīlis — “childish”
  2. suffixed as puerilely — “puerile + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a puerile manner

    In a puerile manner; childishly.

    • If you find the idea that mothers shape their children’s “whole” lives original rather than simultaneously banal and puerilely overstated, then Barnes & Noble, here you come!

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