puerilely UK /ˈpjʊə.ɹaɪl.li/US /ˈpjʊɹaɪl.li/ adverb1 •In a puerile manner; childishly.If you find the idea that mothers shape their children’s “whole” lives original rather than simultaneously banal and puerilely overstated, then Barnes & Noble, here you come! — 2007 formsmore puerilely · most puerilely