infantine
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of infantine
1595–1605; infant + -ine 1, modeled on Middle French enfantin
Example Sentences
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Hillborough 16's second seat was won by Republican Will Infantine.
From Salon
Infantine, meanwhile, suggested to the New Hampshire Union Leader that "there's got to have been a mistake made in the count."
From Salon
Amy Eshton, not hearing or not heeding this dictum, joined in with her soft, infantine tone: “Louisa and I used to quiz our governess too; but she was such a good creature, she would bear anything: nothing put her out. She was never cross with us; was she, Louisa?”
From Literature
Still, is it possible to write about unimaginable cruelty with the infantine levity of a jigsaw puzzle?
From The New Yorker
The infantine struggle with serpents was a favourite subject.
From Project Gutenberg
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