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puerile

[pyoo-er-il, -uh-rahyl, pyoor-il, -ahyl] / ˈpju ər ɪl, -əˌraɪl, ˈpjʊər ɪl, -aɪl /


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It’s an onslaught of relentless, sometimes spectacular, action with puerile jokes and CGI that even its defenders tend to agree is pretty bad.

From The Wall Street Journal May 23, 2026

The early days were defined by blistering, puerile songs, many of which did not have choruses — a style that remains their trademark.

From New York Times Jun. 18, 2024

Dent wrote in 2012 that I'm a Celebrity was a "puerile venture into starvation, televised constipation and animal cruelty" but admitted that "invariably, I do watch".

From BBC Nov. 13, 2023

Raffish Alice and the other women provide welcome respite from Ben’s puerile petulance.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2023

The yearbook group pays him a retainer because he says his time is too valuable to work on puerile and fleeting pursuits like the high school yearbook for free.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon




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