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The word for today is… puerile (adjective) - 1: juvenile 2: childish, silly Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Puerile may call to mind qualities of youth and immaturity, but the term itself is no spring chicken. On the contrary, it's been around for more than three centuries, and its predecessors
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And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great men.