infantine
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of infantine
1595–1605; infant + -ine 1, modeled on Middle French enfantin
Example Sentences
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Still, is it possible to write about unimaginable cruelty with the infantine levity of a jigsaw puzzle?
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 16, 2019
To look back a moment upon the infantine struggles of these young crusaders in the Holy War is to realize afresh how far the race has travelled since that day.
From The Open Question a tale of two temperaments by Elizabeth Robins
Intellectual photography was then in an infantine state.
From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by George Jacob Holyoake
Once, while playing with some infantine companions, he desired to reach an article that was considerably above their heads.
From Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character by L. H. (Lydia Howard) Sigourney
Or so forlorn, so helpless, so infantine a fool?
From The Man in Black by Stanley John Weyman
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