puerility
Example Sentences
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The school officials’ contention that C.G.’s post was “hate speech targeting the Jewish community” was as dumb as his joke and confused puerility with animosity.
From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2022
It was an extension of his general puerility, his weird clowning, his fake laughter.
From The Guardian • Feb. 1, 2019
The duo is signed to Fueled by Ramen, an imprint probably best known for putting out the work of Fall Out Boy, and they share an insistent puerility and melodic flamboyance with their pop-punk labelmates.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 24, 2016
Ridicule, mocking, insults that aren’t profane, and simple puerility aren’t going anywhere.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2015
If they are really clever they will catch me in worse things than that, in puerility for instance, and affectation, to say nothing of blasphemy and sedition.
From Pot-Boilers by Bell, Clive
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
