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Belonging to childhood; juvenile.

Immature; childish.

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What is definition of the word puerile?

immature


What does the word puerile mean?

youthful; juvenile silly


Can you use a puerile in sentenc?

You need to stop acting in such a puerile manner and act your age.


How can you use puerile in a sentence?

You need to stop acting in such a puerile manner and act your age.


How do you use puerile in a sentence?

She was making puerile excuses about not wanting to get up for school this morning. That sentence works because it means to be trivial or childish about something.


What is another word for immature?

premature and puerile, petty


What is another word for asinine?

preposterous (:


What does purile mean?

I think you mean puerile. It means immature or childish.


What word is synonyms of the word youthful?

Adolescent, childlike, childish, inexperienced, puerile, tender...


What sentence could you use for sneer?

To answer the question: "What sentence could you use for sneer?" One could answer: "I sneer at your puerile attempt at a question." (Seriously, puerile and sneering do go rather well together ... sneering is that ugly facial thing that people do when they can't help their face but show how below themselves they believe you to be ... puerile is the usual [internal] insult that goes with the sneer face ... sneering is all about contempt ;))


What rhymes with virile?

Cyril. Although there's the alternate 'ile' ending-- puerile, sterile, etc.


Why does everyone think Helen Clarks is a man?

Obviously there are a few puerile misogynists out there who find this sort of thing amusing.