puerile ˈpjurəl adjective
1. displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
2. of or characteristic of a child
The word puerile has appeared in 27 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Aug. 21 in “‘Ne Zha II’ Review: A Captivating Demon Hero,” by Maya Phillips:
Some of the cute character designs, comical beats and more puerile humor, too, recall the universal charms of Western industry peers like Pixar. (“Ne Zha II” leans more heavily than “Ne Zha” on bodily excretions, from mucus to saliva to urine, as prime joke fodder.)
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