puerile

  • 11puerile — adjective /ˈpjʊə.raɪl,ˈpjʊrɪl,ˈpjʊraɪl/ a) Characteristic of, or pertaining to, a boy or boys; confer: puellile. The French have been notorious through generations for their puerile affectation of Roman forms, models, and historic precedents. b)… …

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  • 12puérile — ● puéril, puérile adjectif (latin puerilis, de puer, enfant) Qui rappelle l enfance, qui en a la naïveté, la franchise : Un visage puéril. Qui manque de sérieux, de maturité : Des craintes puériles. ● puéril, puérile (synonymes) adjectif (latin… …

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  • 13puerile — adjective formal puerile jokes, remarks etc are silly and stupid; childish: He s got such a puerile sense of humour. puerility /pjU rIliti/ noun (U) …

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  • 14puerile — a, puerile, o adj. puérile; enfantine. voir enfantolit …

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  • 15puerile — adjective Etymology: French or Latin; French puéril, from Latin puerilis, from puer boy, child; akin to Sanskrit putra son, child and perhaps to Greek pais boy, child more at few Date: 1652 1. juvenile 2. childish, silly < puerile remarks > •&#8230; …

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  • 16puerile — puerilely, adv. /pyooh euhr il, euh ruyl , pyoor il, uyl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a child or to childhood. 2. childishly foolish; immature or trivial: a puerile piece of writing. [1650 60; < L puerilis boyish, equiv. to puer boy + ilis ILE]&#8230; …

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  • 17puerile — pu·er·ile pyu̇( ə)r əl, .īl adj 1) marked by or suggesting childishness and immaturity 2) being respiration that is like that of a child in being louder than normal &LT;puerile breathing&GT; * * * pu·er·ile (puґ&#601;r il) [L. puerilis; puer&#8230; …

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  • 18puerile — puer|ile [ˈpjuəraıl US ˈpjurəl] adj formal [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: puéril, from Latin puerilis, from puer boy, child ] silly and stupid = ↑childish ▪ a puerile joke &GT;puerility [pjuˈrılıti] n [U] …

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  • 19puerile — pu|er|ile [ pjurəl ] adjective FORMAL like a silly young person, or like something they would say or do: IMMATURE, JUVENILE: puerile nonsense …

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  • 20puerile — adjective you re too old for these puerile outbursts Syn: childish, immature, infantile, juvenile, babyish; silly, inane, fatuous, jejune, asinine, foolish, petty See note at youthful Ant: mature …

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