infantine
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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
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
During the two years, over which period their travels had extended, her infantine mind had opened considerably; and of that time she preserved many reminiscences.
From The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors by Various
This infantine note be-132-longs to the cloister and the pulpit.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by John Addington Symonds
"The House that Jack Built," an infantine production with 4 lines and a chimney, the sort of thing that we all have done as children.
From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Mary King Waddington