Other Word Forms
- nonpuerility noun
Etymology
Origin of puerility
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English word from Latin word puerīlitās. See puerile, -ity
Example Sentences
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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
It was an extension of his general puerility, his weird clowning, his fake laughter.
From The Guardian
Could there be a more honest example of his puerility?
From New York Times
On the page, this bifurcation works, but on the screen it saps the story’s momentum, partly because there’s no violence in the room to distract you from the genericism and puerility of the dialogue.
From New York Times
Has “The Tonight Show’s” current host, Jimmy Fallon, ever seethed with anything, unless one can seethe with puerility?
From New York Times
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