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Immaturity

adj.

puerile

Meaning: juvenile, immature

Usage: The judge demanded order after the lawyer’s puerile attempt to object by stomping his feet on the courtroom floor.

adj.

sophomoric

Meaning: immature, uninformed

Usage: The mature senior rolled her eyes at the sophomoric gross-out humor of the underclassman.

adj.

juvenile

Meaning: childish or immature

Usage: The teacher ignored the juvenile joke and continued the lesson.

adj.

callow

Meaning: immature and inexperienced

Usage: The callow intern gradually learned how to handle difficult questions.

adj.

childish

Meaning: immature or typical of a child

Usage: The argument ended when both students realized their behavior was childish.