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puerile [ˈpjʊəraıl] ADJ

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One modern scholar considers the story a puerile fantasy about class assimilation.
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This puerile behaviour is common to both parties, and it is a practice that must be discouraged.
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I also enjoyed his sense of humour, which, from close up, turned out to be refreshingly puerile.
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Despite his puerile tendencies, he never cheated on her and felt extremely guilty about pursuing other relationships a year after she had supposedly died.
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In other words, it's simplistic, puerile rubbish.
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What he meant, with hindsight, is that he wanted them to be consistent in puerile verdicts.
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The humour lies largely in the juxtaposition of the professors' formal tone of voice with their puerile words.
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So be visible and vocal in the largest possible numbers or forever make your peace with puerile films and infantile stories.
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Callers phone in rants, jokes, songs, puerile noises, and other commentary, which sometimes makes it on the air.
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And yes most of it is more puerile than witty.
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