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PUERILE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
Example:
puerile jokes
Synonyms:
adolescent; jejune; juvenile; puerile
Classified under:
Similar:
immature (characteristic of a lack of maturity)
Derivation:
puerility (the state of a child between infancy and adolescence)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or characteristic of a child
Example:
puerile breathing
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
child (a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age)
Derivation:
puerility (a property characteristic of a child)
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