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Definition of Puerilely
1. adv. In a puerile manner; childishly.
Definition of Puerilely
1. Adverb. In a puerile manner; childishly. ¹
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Definition of Puerilely
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Puerilely
Literary usage of Puerilely
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Recensio synoptica annotationis sacrae, being a critical digest and by Samuel Thomas Bloomfield (1828)
"... puerilely minded; it being the disposition of lays to admire little things,
because, perhaps, they are striking, (such as the gift of tongues,) but ..."
2. Representative English Comedies: With Introductory Essays and Notes, an by Charles Mills Gayley, Alwin Thaler (1914)
"... and the denouement are as excellently and puerilely absurd as could be desired
of such an amalgam of romance and farcical intrigue. ..."
3. The Exemplary Theatre by Harley Granville-Barker (1922)
"It is true enough that to play nothing but the game of make-believe all one's
life is to remain puerilely ineffective. But that is not to say that the ..."
4. The History of Greece by William Mitford (1823)
"In consequence of offence puerilely taken, it is said he caused the philosopher
to be exposed in the common slave-market, and actually sold. ..."
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