puellile

English

Etymology

From Latin puella (“girl”).

Pronunciation
  • 2: IPA(key): /ˈpju.laɪl/

Adjective

puellile (comparative more puellile, superlative most puellile)

  1. Characteristic of, or pertaining to, a girl or girls. Compare puerile.
    • 1943: Ronald Vale Wells, Three Christian Transcendentalists: James Marsh, Caleb Sprague Henry, Frederic Henry Hedge, p97
      One weak and puerile (or puellile; or anile) article does a journal more harm than two good articles can neutralize.
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