Word of the Day – Puerile

Puerile (adj)

p-yur-ile

Childishly silly and immature.

Origin: (in the sense ‘like a boy’): from French puéril or Latin puerilis, from puer boy.

Example sentences

“His grotesque infantilism and puerile sense of humour is an important part of what is being satirised.”

“It all seems so puerile and, dare I say it, insensitive.”