puerility

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The school officials’ contention that C.G.’s post was “hate speech targeting the Jewish community” was as dumb as his joke and confused puerility with animosity.

From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2022

Could there be a more honest example of his puerility?

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2018

Why doesn’t any of this evidence of puerility hurt his image among his base?

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2016

The duo is signed to Fueled by Ramen, an imprint probably best known for putting out the work of Fall Out Boy, and they share an insistent puerility and melodic flamboyance with their pop-punk labelmates.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 24, 2016

Here is the puerility of a genius of the first order!

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac