puerile
1 antonym for puerile — opposites grouped by meaning.
Adj — Behaving in a childish, silly way.
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Etymology
Came from Latin puerīlis (“childish”), from puer (“child, boy”); by surface analysis, puer plus -ile.
Full origin of puerile →1 antonym for puerile — opposites grouped by meaning.
Adj — Behaving in a childish, silly way.
Came from Latin puerīlis (“childish”), from puer (“child, boy”); by surface analysis, puer plus -ile.
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