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puerilechildishly silly and trivial; immature

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: childishly silly and trivial; immature

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpjʊrəl/

Korean meaning: 유치하고 어리석은; 미숙한

Korean pronunciation: **퓨**어라일

Example Sentences

  • The CEO's puerile tantrum during the board meeting shocked the investors.
  • Critics dismissed the movie as puerile entertainment with no artistic merit.
  • His puerile prank of putting salt in the sugar bowl backfired when his grandmother tasted it.

puerile

ADJECTIVE

//ˈpjʊrəl//

childishly silly and trivial; immature

puerile concept
💡 Concept

a grown man in a business suit giggles while making paper airplanes during a serious meeting. He throws the paper planes across the conference table as his boss tries to present important charts. The paper airplanes knock over coffee cups and distract everyone from the presentation. His colleagues shake their heads in disapproval while the boss stops speaking and stares in frustration. Some coworkers cover their faces with their hands in embarrassment. childishly silly and trivial behavior that is completely immature for the situation

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈpjʊrəl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈpjʊəraɪl/

🌳Etymology

Rootpuer
Suffix--ile

Origin

From Latin 'puerilis' meaning 'of a boy or child,' derived from 'puer' (boy). The word evolved to describe behavior that is childishly immature or silly.

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🎵Rhyme

sterilefertilefragile
sterile
fertile
fragile

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The CEO's puerile tantrum during the board meeting shocked the investors.

Critics dismissed the movie as puerile entertainment with no artistic merit.

😄 Fun example

His puerile prank of putting salt in the sugar bowl backfired when his grandmother tasted it.

😄 Fun example

The politician's puerile name-calling reduced the debate to a kindergarten-level argument.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

childishimmaturejuvenileinfantilesilly

Antonyms

maturesophisticatedadult

Related

adolescentnaivefoolishtrivial