Word of the Day – Puerile

• Adjective: Puerile
  1. behaving in a silly way, not like an adult
• Synonyms:
  1. childish
  2. immature
  3. juvenile
  4. infantile
  5. childlike
  6. unsophisticated
  7. simplistic
  8. naïve
• Usage:
  1. “The driver of the other car was behaving in a very puerile manner with that particular gesture.”  Okay, not an exact quote, but close.
• Encountered:
  1.  While watching a Wondrium (Great Courses) offering: Think like a Stoic: Ancient Wisdom for Today’s World

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