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puerile |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: puerile adj 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" [syn: {adolescent}, {jejune}, {juvenile}]
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