adjective
- childishly silly and immature
Usage: formal
Examples
- His puerile jokes embarrassed everyone at the dinner party.
- The senator’s puerile behavior during the debate was widely criticized.
- She found his puerile sense of humor tiresome and annoying.
- The movie’s puerile comedy appealed only to very young audiences.
- His puerile response to criticism showed his lack of maturity.
- The editorial dismissed the politician’s comments as puerile nonsense.