Puerile

Pronunciation: /ˈpjʊəraɪl/

Definitions of puerile

adjective childishly silly and immature

Example Sentences

A1 The children's puerile behavior made their parents laugh.

A2 His puerile jokes were not appreciated by the adults in the room.

B1 The comedian's puerile sense of humor appealed to a younger audience.

B2 The movie's puerile plot failed to impress the critics.

C1 Some critics dismissed the novel as puerile and lacking depth.

C2 The artist's puerile attempts at shock value were seen as immature by art critics.

Examples of puerile in a Sentence

formal His puerile behavior during the meeting was quite disappointing.

informal Stop acting so puerile, we need to focus on the task at hand.

slang Don't be so puerile, grow up already!

figurative The puerile attempt at humor fell flat with the audience.

Grammatical Forms of puerile

• past tense: pueriled
• plural: pueriles
• comparative: more puerile
• superlative: most puerile
• present tense: puerile
• future tense: will puerile
• perfect tense: has pueriled
• continuous tense: is pueriling
• singular: puerile
• positive degree: puerile
• infinitive: to puerile
• gerund: pueriling
• participle: pueriled

Origin and Evolution of puerile

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'puerile' originated from the Latin word 'puerilis', which is derived from the Latin word 'puer' meaning 'boy'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'puerile' has evolved to refer to something childish, immature, or silly, rather than just pertaining to boys or youth.