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puerile
[ pyoo-er-il, -uh-rahyl, pyoor-il, -ahyl ]
adjective
- of or relating to a child or to childhood.
Synonyms: ,
- childishly foolish; immature or trivial:
a puerile piece of writing.
Synonyms: ,
puerile
/ ˈpjʊəraɪl; pjʊəˈrɪlɪtɪ /
adjective
- exhibiting silliness; immature; trivial
- of or characteristic of a child
Derived Forms
- ˈ±è³Ü±ð°ù¾±±ô±ð±ô²â, adverb
- puerility, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è³Üİù·¾±±ô±ð·±ô²â adverb
- ²Ô´Ç²Ô·±è³Üİù·¾±±ô±ð adjective
- non·±è³Üİù·¾±±ô±ð·±ô²â adverb
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of puerile1
Example Sentences
Never mind the insults the puerile president constantly dishes out, the demeaning nicknames he assigns — like “Newscum†— or the president’s heartless approach to governing.
Even though Trump's reasoning was puerile and uninformed, it wasn't a completely outrageous request in his first term that Europe should pick up more of the tab for their national defense.
It's the people in the pin-striped suits laughing at his puerile insult "comedy" and loving watching him sticking it to the libs.
Kevin Maher of the Times called the film "puerile, pointless and intellectually specious", noting that some audience members walked out of the Cannes Film Festival screening.
His speeches and press conferences are surreal windows into his undisciplined, puerile mind.
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