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pu⋅er⋅ile
[pyoo-er-il, -uh-rahyl, pyoo
r-il, -ahyl] 
–adjective
| 1. | of or pertaining to a child or to childhood. |
| 2. | childishly foolish; immature or trivial: a puerile piece of writing. |
Related forms:
pu⋅er⋅ile⋅ly, adverb
Synonyms:
1. youthful, juvenile. 2. juvenile, silly.
1. youthful, juvenile. 2. juvenile, silly.
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| pu·er·ile (pyōō'ər-əl, pyŏŏr'əl, -īl') adj.
[Latin puerīlis, from puer, child, boy; see pau-1 in Indo-European roots.] pu'er·ile·ly adv., pu'er·il'i·ty (-ĭl'ĭ-tē), pu'er·ile·ness (-əl-nĭs, -īl-) n. |
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Puerile
Pu"er*ile\, a. [L. puerilis, fr. puer a child, a boy: cf. F. pu['e]ril.] Boyish; childish; trifling; silly. The French have been notorious through generations for their puerile affectation of Roman forms, models, and historic precedents. --De Quincey. Syn: Youthful; boyish; juvenile; childish; trifling; weak. See Youthful.
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Main Entry: pu·er·ile
Pronunciation: 'pyu(-&)r-&l, -"Il
Function: adjective
1 : marked by or suggesting childishness andimmaturity
2 : being respiration that is like that of a child in being louder than normal <puerile breathing>
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