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UK
/pjˈuːɹaɪl/
]
[ US /pjuˈɹiɫ/ ]
[ US /pjuˈɹiɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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of or characteristic of a child
puerile breathing -
displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
jejune responses to our problems
puerile jokes
adolescent insecurity
their behavior was juvenile
How To Use puerile In A Sentence
- Men is unlike anything else on TNT, and needed a more powerful lead-in than the puerile Franklin & Bash to sell it to a mainstream audience. Ask Matt: Midseason TV, Emmys, The Good Wife, Glee, Jesse Stone and More!
- The only surprise in all the puerile humour is just how sour the film's view of marriage is. Times, Sunday Times
- So once again they manage to juxtapose the puissant music with the borderline puerile ideas, ensorcelling you before dropping you with an abrupt thud.
- Such a success story, so unapologetically, cheerfully puerile.
- It showed a puerile and imbecilic side of the internet that I've never encountered before - and hope never to again.
- How puerile, how unjust, how derivative, how bloody unhistorical can you get?
- I am almost grateful (though I’m not sure Publius is) to Whelan for his puerile display of pique, since it at least has brought this conversation to the fore, and has highlighted why pseudonymity is an integral part of Internet media. Pseudonymity and Accountability
- Rather than present a biting satirical assailment on religion, I shall present a puerile, lowbrow rant on religion's younger brother, cult worship.
- Because the reasoning would be too puerile and the attempted association too reminiscent of the methods of Stalinism.
- puerile jokes
