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adjective
- 1. childishly silly and trivial: "you're making puerile excuses"
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Nowadays, puerile can describe the acts or utterances of an actual child, but it more often refers (usually with marked disapproval) to occurrences of childishness where adult maturity would be expected or preferred.
adjective. disapproving uk / ˈpjʊə.raɪl / us / ˈpjuː.ɚ.ɪl / Add to word list. behaving in a silly way, not like an adult: I find his sense of humour rather puerile. Synonyms. childish disapproving. immature disapproving. juvenile disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Physically and mentally mature & immature. adulting. ageing.
Puerile definition: of or relating to a child or to childhood.. See examples of PUERILE used in a sentence.
Although the adjective, puerile can be used to describe anything related to childhood, more often than not, it is used in a derisive manner to comment on the immaturity, silliness, or juvenile nature of something or someone.
adjective. disapproving us / ˈpjuː.ɚ.ɪl / uk / ˈpjʊə.raɪl / Add to word list. behaving in a silly way, not like an adult: I find his sense of humor rather puerile. Synonyms. childish disapproving. immature disapproving. juvenile disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Physically and mentally mature & immature. adulting. aging.
1. exhibiting silliness; immature; trivial. 2. of or characteristic of a child. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. puerilely (ˈpuerilely) adverb. puerility (pjʊəˈrɪlɪtɪ ) noun. Word origin. C17: from Latin puerīlis childish, from puer a boy. Word Frequency. puerile in American English.
Define puerile. puerile synonyms, puerile pronunciation, puerile translation, English dictionary definition of puerile. adj. 1. Immature, especially in being silly or trivial; childish. See Synonyms at young.
Definition of puerile adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PUERILE definition: behaving in a silly way like a child. Learn more.
• An apparently astonishing claim, and a puerile one too, but true none the less. • What a puerile thing to say! • I have devoted myself to knowledge , while you prefer puerile things like prose , rhythm and metre .
