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- PUERILE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Nowadays, puerile can describe the acts or utterances of an actual child, but it more often refers (usually with marked disapproval) to occurrences of childishness where adult maturity would be expected or preferred
- PUERILE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
Nothing can be more puerile than the notions of the ancients respecting the nature and motions of the heavenly bodies From Project Gutenberg For the first time in his hypocritical life he found faith in himself, in his puerile rites
- puerile adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of puerile adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- PUERILE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Puerile definition: of or relating to a child or to childhood See examples of PUERILE used in a sentence
- Puerile - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com
Although the adjective, puerile can be used to describe anything related to childhood, more often than not, it is used in a derisive manner to comment on the immaturity, silliness, or juvenile nature of something or someone
- puerile - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
puerile (comparative more puerile, superlative most puerile) Childish; trifling; silly Synonyms: juvenile, silly, trifling; see also Thesaurus: childish, Thesaurus: insignificant 1850, Thomas De Quincey, French and English Manners (originally published in Hogg's Instructor
- Puerile - definition of puerile by The Free Dictionary
Define puerile puerile synonyms, puerile pronunciation, puerile translation, English dictionary definition of puerile adj 1 Immature, especially in being silly or trivial; childish See Synonyms at young
- puerile, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word puerile, one of which is labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered derogatory See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
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