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Puerile
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Boyish; childish; trifling; silly. The French have been notorious through generations for their puerile affectation of Roman forms, models, and historic precedents. De Quincey.
Synonyms: Youthful; boyish; juvenile; childish; trifling; weak. See Youthful.