What does the word puerile mean?
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Appertaining or relating to childhood. Respiration puerile ou exageree ou supplementaire ou hypervesiculaire :-A term applied to the respiration when it is heard loud through the stethoscope, as in healthy children.
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[ Latin] Boyish, childish, belonging to a child. P. respiration, see Respiration.
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Pertaining to childhood; childish.
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Usage examples for puerile
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There is no evidence to show that the Prince approved the step, which must have seemed to him superfluous, if not puerile. – The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume II.(of III) 1566-74 by John Lothrop Motley Last Updated: January 25, 2009
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At any other time it would have been ludicrous, for here was a boy, with no sense of beauty and a puerile command of words, attempting to tackle themes which the greatest poets have found almost beyond their power. – The Celestial Omnibus and other Stories by E. M. Forster
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I believe that many of the best men of the nation consider that a great deal of time is lost on subjects which they esteem as puerile, and that much of that time might be employed on noble and useful science. – Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy by George Biddell Airy
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