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Today's Word "puerile"

Juvenile or childish on

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puerile \PYOO-uhr-uhl; PYOOR-uhl\ (adjective) - Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; juvenile; childish.

"Hal cleared his throat to out-spit Leroy, then swallowed hard, laughing at his puerile urge." - Evelyn Cole, 'For The Sake Of All Others'

 

Puerile comes from Latin puerilis, from puer, "child, boy."


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