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PRONUNCIATION OF PUERILELY

puerilely  [ˈpjʊəraɪllɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUERILELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Puerilely is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PUERILELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of puerilely in the English dictionary

The definition of puerilely in the dictionary is in an immature or trivial manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUERILELY


agilely
ˈædʒaɪllɪ
facilely
ˈfæsaɪllɪ
fertilely
ˈfɜːtaɪllɪ
fragilely
ˈfrædʒaɪllɪ
frailly
ˈfreɪllɪ
futilely
ˈfjuːtaɪllɪ
hostilely
ˈhɒstaɪllɪ
imbecilely
ˈɪmbɪˌsaɪllɪ
infertilely
ɪnˈfɜːtaɪllɪ
palely
ˈpeɪllɪ
servilely
ˈsɜːvaɪllɪ
shrilly
ˈʃrɪllɪ
stalely
ˈsteɪllɪ
sterilely
ˈstɛraɪllɪ
stilly
ˈstɪllɪ
tactilely
ˈtæktaɪllɪ
tensilely
ˈtɛnsaɪllɪ
versatilely
ˈvɜːsəˌtaɪllɪ
vilely
ˈvaɪllɪ
virilely
ˈvɪraɪllɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUERILELY

pudicity
pudor
Pudovkin
Pudsey
pudsy
pudu
Puducherry
Puebla
Puebla de Zaragoza
pueblo
puer
puerile
puerilism
puerility
puerpera
puerperal
puerperal fever
puerperal psychosis
puerperally
puerperium

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUERILELY

absolutely
approximately
barely
brittlely
closely
completely
definitely
docilely
ductilely
effectively
extremely
immediately
juvenilely
likely
lovely
senilely
solely
subtilely
supplely
unfortunately

Synonyms and antonyms of puerilely in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «puerilely» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUERILELY

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Translator English - Chinese

puerilely
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

puerilely
570 millions of speakers

English

puerilely
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

puerilely
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

puerilely
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

puerilely
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

puerilely
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

puerilely
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

puérilement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Puerilely
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

puerilely
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

puerilely
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

puerilely
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Puerilely
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

puerilely
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

puerilely
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बालपणापासूनच
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

puerilely
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

puerilely
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

puerilely
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

puerilely
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

puerilely
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

puerilely
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

puerilely
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

puerilely
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

puerilely
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of puerilely

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUERILELY»

The term «puerilely» is normally little used and occupies the 132.273 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUERILELY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about puerilely

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUERILELY»

Discover the use of puerilely in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to puerilely and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Recensio Synoptica Annotationis Sacræ: Being a Critical ...
puerilely minded ; it being the disposition of boys to admire little things, because, perhaps, they are striking, (such as the gift of tongues,) but neglect and despise great things, <uy pjSev KaivoTrpeire? €(u.(pa«- vodtcov, such as were the ...
Samuel Thomas Bloomfield, 1828
2
The Forbidden Relations and the Early Tannaim
[[The puerilely romantic am-ha-erets probably always had a disposition to be associated with the messianism which was in the air in those days. Even towards the end of his life he romanticized a thuggish robber baron into a messianic figure ...
John McGinley, 2007
3
The Almost Moon
. . The Almost Moon is a mature, salutary and timely novel’ Helen Dunmore, The Times ‘Exhilarating, unforgettable . . . This is a remarkable novel in which every word is vital, each nuance felt . . .
Alice Sebold, 2008
4
The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England
In the same manner the vulgar school puerilely catches at it with an easy grasp of words, imagining that the judgment is satisfied by making a canon of the impossibility of two bodies occupying the same space, but does not take into actual and ...
Francis Bacon, 1842
5
Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages: With a ...
Rudely. Paireo , sm. Hog. A brutish man. Wild boar , espin. Porcunine : chevaux- de-frise.|eo,a,a. Nasty, Puericia, sf. Boyhood. [Rude. Pueril, a.Boyish, childish. Pueri7iddd,sf.Puerilily;trifie. Puerilménie.SiA. Puerilely. Pucrpé rio, sm .Child-birth .
Saint-Hilaire Blanc, 1848
6
Notes on the Religious, Moral and Political State of India ...
He is puerilely superstitious, and teems with absurd legends, and is altogether destitute of that simplicity and good faith which characterize Fa hian. Hiuan thsang entered Ail'ghanistan by Bamian, and passed to Cabul, traversed the kingdom ...
Sykes (Colonel, William Henry), 1841
7
Settlement of a Fraud Colombo Hilton Hotel Construction: ...
... now Minister of External Aflairs, in desperation 'to save his skin', precipitated a perverse controversy and puerilely endeavoured to scuttle the Settlement Agreements (See Appendix H), which were immensely beneficial to Hotel Developers ...
Nihal Ameresekere, 2012
8
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
His narrative has the drawback of being inflated and prolix. He is puerilely superstitious, and teems with absurd legends, and is altogether destitute of that simplicity and good faith which characterize Fa hian. Hiuan thsang entered Afghanistan ...
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 1841
9
The Parliamentary History of England from the Earliest ...
The war conducted under the auspices of the right hon. gentleman's illustrious father was not a war, the successes of which were gaudin emblazoned in figures of rhetoric, or puerilely celebrated with the rattle of high-sounding periods; but a ...
‎1819
10
The parliamentary register; or, History of the proceedings ...
The war conducted under the auspices of the right honourable gentleman's illustrious father was a war, the successes of which were not gaudily emblazoned in figures of rhetoric, or puerilely celebrated with the rattle of high-foundings periods- ...
Great Britain. Parliament, John Almon, John Debrett, 1801

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUERILELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term puerilely is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Cannes Film Review: 'Marguerite & Julien'
As they pause in a forest, their faces bathed in golden light, Marguerite puerilely works out that Julien will be both father and uncle to their child, and she'll be ... «Variety, May 15»
2
The New Toy Phase of High Technology
That can be achieved without losing the distinction between technology and life, much less, as many advocates puerilely propose, melding the computer and ... «The Costa Rican Times, Apr 15»
3
SRP goes beyond eliminating the solar subsidy
There was some modicum of strategic sense to this when it came to Arizona Public Service, although it was puerilely executed. The decision was going to be ... «azcentral.com, Feb 15»
4
Giving Channel Seven Australia an Aussie Salute
Admittedly less puerilely titilating in the retelling than an interview with a randy yabbo out to sexually conquer our island, these stories won't likely form a part of ... «Bali Discovery, Apr 14»
5
The Bricklayers Arms, Herts, restaurant review
Even at this premature date, I feel emboldened to announce that we already have a winner in the prestigious Most Puerilely Sniggerworthy Restaurant Address ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 14»
6
Fascist Facebook?
While Facebook might have puerilely objected to the use of the word “penis” in the third instance—an instance of censorship that can hardly be justified in light of ... «CounterPunch, Jan 14»
7
Film Review: Interior. Leather Bar.
... majority reaction of those present, many of whom were puerilely disappointed that Franco did not himself doff trou and get busy on the set in a sexual manner. «Film Journal, Jan 14»
8
The perfect time for the 'Perfect American'
But you can only imagine Walt's ire over Frank Zappa's salaciously vulgar "200 Motels," which Esa-Pekka Salonen led in a puerilely staged performance on the ... «Los Angeles Times, Dec 13»
9
Doctor Who TV's 12th Doctor Casting Verdict
He often acts puerilely and/or tactlessly at exactly the wrong time. Capaldi, on the whole, plays a very different character. I can envisage Capaldi playing a ... «Doctor Who TV, Aug 13»
10
Italian Olympic walk champ Alex Schwazer caught doping
"He called me and kept puerilely repeating 'I'll take all of the responsibility,' without understanding his individual actions fall on many. His mother was being ... «Gazzetta del Sud english, Aug 12»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Puerilely [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/puerilely>. Apr 2024 ».
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