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puerile

pue·rile

UK/ˈpjʊə.ɹaɪl/ US/ˈpjʊɹɪl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of or characteristic of a child

  • “puerile breathing”
2.

displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

  • “adolescent insecurity”
  • “jejune responses to our problems”
  • “their behavior was juvenile”
  • “puerile jokes”
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Origin

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

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