puerile

Adjective
Synonyms: adolescentjejunejuvenile

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  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: adolescentjejunejuvenile
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Puerile \Pu"er*ile\, a. [L. puerilis, fr. puer a child, a boy: cf. F. pu['e]ril.] Boyish; childish; trifling; silly. [1913 Webster]

The French have been notorious through generations for their puerile affectation of Roman forms, models, and historic precedents. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Youthful; boyish; juvenile; childish; trifling; weak. See Youthful. [1913 Webster]

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