puellile
pu·el·lile
puellile · more puellile · most puellile
Characteristic of, or pertaining to, a girl or girlsCharacteristic of, or pertaining to, a girl or girls.
UK/p(j)uːˈɛlaɪl/US/p(j)uˈɛlˌaɪl/
Meaning
1 senses(derogatory, formal)Characteristic of, or pertaining to, a girl or girls.
Origin
From Latin puella (“female child, girl”) + English -ile (suffix meaning ‘capable of; tendiFrom Latin puella (“female child, girl”) + English -ile (suffix meaning ‘capable of; tending to’ forming adjectives), modelled after puerile. Puella is derived from puellus (“male child, young boy”) + -a (feminine form of -us); puellus is a contraction of puerulus (“little boy; little slave”), from puer (“boy, lad; male page, servant, or slave; child”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, little; smallness”)) + -ulus (“suffix forming diminutives of nouns indicating small size or youth”).
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Forms
more puellile, most puellile| Comparative | more puellile Lesson |
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| Superlative | most puellile Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form