puerilely

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UK/ˈpjʊə.ɹaɪl.li/US/ˈpjʊɹaɪl.li/US/ˈpjʊɹɪl.(l)i/

adverb

In a puerile manner; childishly.

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Meanings

adverbpuerilely (comparative more puerilely, superlative most puerilely)

comparative more puerilely · superlative most puerilely

  1. In a puerile manner; childishly.

    If you find the idea that mothers shape their children’s “whole” lives original rather than simultaneously banal and puerilely overstated, then Barnes & Noble, here you come!

    2007 October 21, Lee Siegel, “Mom’s in the Freezer”, in New York Times

Origin

From puerile + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

puerilely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puerilely

MLA

“puerilely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puerilely. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “puerilely,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puerilely.

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