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puerile - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'puerile' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Puerile [ a.]
- Boyish; childish; trifling; silly.

Meaning of 'puerile' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . puerile [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or characteristic of a child
Example in sentence:
  • puerile breathing
2 . puerile [ s]
Meaning (2):
- displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
Example in sentence:
  • adolescent insecurity;
  • jejune responses to our problems;
  • puerile jokes;
  • their behavior was juvenile

Nearby Words:

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