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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespuerile
/ˈpjʊə.raɪl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
Childishly silly and trivial.
"I cannot take his puerile jokes anymore."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 17th century: from French puéril or Latin puerilis, from puer 'boy'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "puerile" is said worldwide
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puéril
Transliteration: pueril
"Ses blagues étaient tout à fait puériles."
pueril
Transliteration: pueril
"Er zeigte ein sehr pueriles Verhalten."
puerile
Transliteration: puerile
"Trovo questo comportamento davvero puerile."
pueril
Transliteration: pueril
"Dejó de hacer comentarios pueriles durante la reunión."
pueril
Transliteration: pueril
"As atitudes dele são completamente pueriles."
बचकाना
Transliteration: bachakana
"उसकी बचकाना हरकतें किसी को पसंद नहीं आईं।"
幼稚的
Transliteration: yòuzhì de
"这种幼稚的行为必须停止。"
유치한
Transliteration: yuchihan
"그의 유치한 장난에 화가 났다."
幼稚な
Transliteration: yōchina
"彼の幼稚な冗談にはうんざりする。"
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