Category:Puerile

Pu"er*ile, a. Etym: [l. puerilis, fr. puer a child, a boy: cf. F. Puéril.]

Defn: boyish; childish; trifling; silly. The french have been notorious through generations for their puerile Affectation of roman forms, models, and historic precedents. De Quincey.

Syn. -- youthful; boyish; juvenile; childish; trifling; weak. See Youthful.