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  • adjective Common misspelling of puerile.

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  • Did you mean puerile?

    December 28, 2006

  • It is of course"puerile". Now I feel stupid because I have been spelling it "Purile" for years. It means childish or acting in a childlike manner despite knowing better, I think

    May 7, 2009