puerilely

English

Etymology

puerile +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpjʊə.ɹaɪl.li/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpjʊɹaɪl.li/, /ˈpjʊɹɪl.(l)i/

Adverb

puerilely (comparative more puerilely, superlative most puerilely)

In a puerile manner; childishly.
- 2007 October 21, Lee Siegel, “Mom’s in the Freezer”, in New York Times‎:
  If you find the idea that mothers shape their children’s “whole” lives original rather than simultaneously banal and puerilely overstated, then Barnes & Noble, here you come!

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