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Definition of "purile" []

  • Common misspelling of puerile. (adjective)

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Use "purile" in a sentence
  • "Forget one or two intellectuals who indulge in what can only be described as purile psuedo religious intellectual masturbation."
  • "Why in an age of Will Ferrall and Adam Sandler both of whom I have a high comedic respect for and both of whom deal in the same kind of purile comedy Pee Wee does, but they do it soo much better."
  • "Certainly I would believe that many, even most, Ethnic Studies departments have devolved into this kind of purile defensiveness, but I don't think that makes the whole concept untenable."
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