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† puˈellarity Obs. rare—0.
[f. L. puellār-is girlish (f. puella a girl) + -ity.]
(See quot.) So ˈpuellile, puˈellular adjs. (nonce-wds.), proper to little girls.
1623Cockeram, Puellaritie, girlishnesse. 1861Sat. Rev. 3 Aug. 123 In many cases [they] are trivial and puellular, if we may be allowed to coin a much-needed feminine for puerile. 1891Guardian 29 Apr. 682/2 [The tale] would be too puellile—may we coin a word?—for strictures, had not the writer challenged them by her introduction. |