Meaning of puerile in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈpjʊrəl/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    puerile

    Definitions

    1. displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

    Examples

    • « adolescent insecurity »
    • « jejune responses to our problems »
    • « their behavior was juvenile »
    • « puerile jokes »

    Synonyms

  2. Qualitative Adjective

    puerile

    Etymology

    late 16th century (in the sense ‘like a boy’): from French puéril or Latin puerilis, from puer‘boy’

    Definitions

    1. of or characteristic of a child

    Examples

    • « puerile breathing »

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