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Word: Puerile
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 16th century (in the sense ‘like a boy’): from French puéril or Latin puerilis, from puer ‘boy’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpjʊərʌɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
childishly silly and immature
Short Definition:childishly silly and immature
Examples:- a puerile argument
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