Puerilely

//ˈpjʊə.ɹaɪl.li// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 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!"

Example

More examples

"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!"

Etymology

From puerile + -ly.

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