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puerile m e f sing (pl.: puerili)
- da, di bambino, proprio dell'infante
- (spregiativo) che denota o deriva da immaturità
- pue | rì | le
IPA: /pweˈrile/
dal latino puerilem, da puer, fanciullo
- infantile, fanciullesco, bambinesco, immaturo
- (senso figurato) sconsiderato, impulsivo, ingenuo, ridicolo, sciocco, stupido, sempliciotto, frivolo, volubile