puerile
childishly silly and immature
Word origin: From Latin puerilis, boyish, from puer, boy.
Puerile in a sentence
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The senator's puerile name-calling embarrassed his own party.
The debate degenerated into puerile name-calling unworthy of a scholarly forum.
Using “puerile” well
Puerile is dismissive, condemning behavior as childishly immature when adult seriousness is expected.
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