Associations to the word «Puerile»

Wiktionary

PUERILE, adjective. Characteristic of, or pertaining to, a boy or boys; confer: puellile.
PUERILE, adjective. Childish; trifling; silly.

Dictionary definition

PUERILE, adjective. Of or characteristic of a child; "puerile breathing".
PUERILE, adjective. Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn