childish
adjective
of, like, or befitting a child.
childishly
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a word derived from
childish.
Example Sentences
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As they goad each other, they act pettily and childishly but is also great fun to watch the superb actors go toe-to-toe.
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2024
Certainly, Harden, 34, has childishly forced his way out of Houston and Brooklyn and now Philadelphia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2023
Is it childishly fiddling, whilst digging this ditch?
From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2022
The premise of Old Enough!, a Japanese reality show newly streaming on Netflix, is childishly simple.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2022
Here he was sitting at the very same table with her, just the two of them, and he couldn't think of a single thing to say that wasn't stupid or childish or childishly stupid.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
