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Word of the Day: Puerile

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adjective 1. Childishly silly and trivial.
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Play Button "The puerile pranks earned the boys a few weeks' detention on top of the punishment their parents gave them."
Play Button "Julie was irritated at being forced to wear a puerile outfit to match her younger sister in the family photo."
Play Button "His puerile sense of humor reminds me of the pranks I used to play on my brother."
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French, early 16th century
Why This Word?
Is "puerile" giving boys a bad reputation? The adjective (used to describe something immature, childish, or altogether silly) comes from the Latin word "puer," meaning "boy." The French word "puéril" came from the Latin "puerilis," and when "puerile" entered English in the early 16th century, it was used in the sense of "like a boy." ...
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