Word of the Day: Puerile April 07, 2024 Can you pronounce puerile? Sunday, April 7, 2024 adjective 1. Childishly silly and trivial. "The puerile pranks earned the boys a few weeks' detention on top of the punishment their parents gave them." "Julie was irritated at being forced to wear a puerile outfit to match her younger sister in the family photo." "His puerile sense of humor reminds me of the pranks I used to play on my brother." Ads help keep Word Daily free. French, early 16th century Is "puerile" giving boys a bad reputation? The adjective (used to describe something immature, childish, or altogether silly) comes from the Latin word "puer," meaning "boy." The French word "puéril" came from the Latin "puerilis," and when "puerile" entered English in the early 16th century, it was used in the sense of "like a boy." ... Continue Reading Do you remember these words? Thank you for supporting our advertisers. To unsubscribe from future emails, click here. (We'll miss you!) Privacy Policy • Terms of Use • Contact Us 3419 Via Lido, #657 Newport Beach, CA 92663 Advertisements powered by LiveIntent • AdChoices Tweet Share Share Share Share About Admin MC3 This is dummy text. It is not meant to be read. Accordingly, it is difficult to figure out when to end it. But then, this is dummy text. It is not meant to be read. Period. Related Post
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