puellile

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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.