Pu"er*ile (?), a. [L. puerilis, fr. puer a child, a boy: cf. F. puéril.] Boyish; childish; trifling; silly.
The French have been notorious through generations for their puerile affectation of Roman forms, models, and historic precedents.
Syn. -- Youthful; boyish; juvenile; childish; trifling; weak. See Youthful.