childish
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It’s not a childish place, but it does produce childlike wonder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
You’re trying to communicate something to a group that doesn’t want you to communicate to them, but, instead, wants you to simply imitate or channel angsty teenage feelings—that’s really childish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The vibes are childish, more like those of 11-year-old boys pretending they’re in an action cartoon than adult men who read books and enjoy the company of women.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
The former Conservative MP Bob Seeley posted on X that it was "an act of childish petulance".
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
What was missing was any demonstration of ragged, childish enthusiasm.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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