puerile

/pjuˈɹiɫ/

childishly silly and trivial

puerile in a sentence

“His puerile jokes were inappropriate for the occasion.”

Latin puerilis from puer boy, child

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naive, simplistic, and superficial; dull

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lacking inspiration or excitement; dull

banal

so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring

trite

lacking originality or freshness; overused

hackneyed

lacking significance through overuse; unoriginal

meretricious

apparently attractive but having no real value; flashy