What is puerile mean

Britannica dictionary definition of puerile.• puerile (adjective) the adjective puerile has 2 senses:.Of or pertaining to a child or to childhood 2.Find more similar words at.Immature, especially in being silly or trivial;'you're making puerile excuses' more example sentences synonyms pronunciation puerile /ˈpyo͞orəl/ /ˈpjurəl/ /ˈpyo͞oˌrīl/ /ˈpjuˌraɪl/ origin

I think you mean puerile.Pedantic is an insulting word used to describe someone who annoys others by correcting small errors, caring too much about minor details, or emphasizing their own expertise especially in.'this whole project sounds like the most puerile, childish and willfully obnoxious cinematic venture in years.'.This commenced at the age of seven years, the end of the age of infancy, and lasted till the age of puberty, (q.v.) that is, in females till the accomplishment of twelve years, and in males, till the age of fourteen years fully accomplished.Nowadays, puerile can describe the acts or utterances of an actual child, but it more often refers (usually with marked disapproval) to occurrences of childishness where adult maturity would be expected or preferred.