PUERILE

puerile. Puerile, a. childish, boyish, giddy, trifling, simple

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Pu″er‐ile (?), a. [[L. puerilis, fr. puer a child, a boy: cf. F. puéril.]] Boyish; childish; trifling; silly. The French have been notorious through generations for their puerile affectation of Roman forms, models, and historic precedents. De Quincey. Syn. — Youthful; boyish; juvenile; childish; trifling; weak. See Youthful.