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puerilely

adverb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpjʊə.ɹaɪl.li/ / /ˈpjʊɹaɪl.li/ / /ˈpjʊɹɪl.(l)i/

adv

Etymology: From puerile + -ly.

  1. In a puerile manner; childishly.

    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!