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Definition
child-like — especially acting immaturely
- IT IS PUERILE FOR YOUNG MEN TO DISCUSS WHAT DEGREE OF ADVANTAGE THEY TOOK OF THEIR DATES; IT IS DISRESPECTFUL OF WOMEN—ALL THIS CHEAP BRAGGING—AND IT GIVES MEN A BAD REPUTATION.p. 299.8
There are no more uses of "puerile" in A Prayer for Owen Meany.
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