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puerile meaning and definition

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PUERILE adjective

Definition of puerile (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"
    • synonyms: adolescent, jejune, juvenile
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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