cherubic
[chuh-roo-bik]
- of or having the nature of a cherub, or an angel represented as a rosy-cheeked child with wings; angelic.
- having a plump, pretty innocence: a cherubic face and a dazzling smile.
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Sometimes che·ru·bi·cal.
Origin of cherubic
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Examples from the Web for cherubic
Contemporary Examples
Conservative columnist George Will calls him a “cherubic 40-year-old…a human beam of sunshine.”
The new copy-reader here mentioned was C.C. Foss, a cherubic little fellow who was also a Methodist preacher.
She was a cooing and cherubic mini-avatar called Anima, which players earned after reaching a certain level in the game Prius.
In other moments, she appears angelic, as candlelight dances on her cherubic cheeks.
Historical Examples
"I said that you did," answered Jessie, with an affectation of cherubic simplicity.
Devil's FordBret Harte
“In truth you are old, buona madre,” said the cherubic boy, in a sweet soprano.
RomolaGeorge Eliot
"No see nobody, sar," replied the man with cherubic simplicity.
Gold Out of CelebesAylward Edward Dingle
Some of the cherubic figures are a compound of ox, eagle, lion, and man.
The Bible: what it isCharles Bradlaugh
She was on the wide veranda, swinging the cherubic boy in the hammock.
The Road to UnderstandingEleanor H. Porter
Word Origin and History for cherubic
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper