Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: puerile
IPA transcription: [pjuɹ'il]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerile
    Meaning: displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"
  • Synonyms: puerile
    Meaning: of or characteristic of a child; "puerile breathing"
Usage examples
  • For pity's sake, why was it that he was impelled to such a puerile weakness--such a vanity, as he sternly called it.
  • These scraps of puerile pedantry would indeed matter little if it were not also true that the alleged philosophical resemblances are also of these two kinds, either proving too much or not proving anything.