PUERILE


Meaning of PUERILE in English

[ 'pjʊərʌɪl ]

■ adjective childishly silly and trivial.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

puerility pjʊə'rɪlɪti noun ( plural puerilities ).

Origin

C16 (in the sense 'like a boy'): from Fr. puéril or L. puerilis , from puer 'boy'.

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