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puerile
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Puerile \Pu"er*ile\, a. [L. puerilis, fr. puer a child, a boy:
cf. F. pu['e]ril.]
Boyish; childish; trifling; silly.
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The French have been notorious through generations for
their puerile affectation of Roman forms, models, and
historic precedents. --De Quincey.
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Syn: Youthful; boyish; juvenile; childish; trifling; weak.
See Youthful.
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