naif
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The first four made a point of swapping directors and moods and even Ethan’s core identity: Brian De Palma made him a jaundiced naif; John Woo, a hot-blooded flirt; J.J.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025
At times sweet naif, at times screaming banshee, she seems not quite human, like the strange half-duck/half-dog creature that follows her around the scientist’s house.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
When he decided to tell the government to go pound sand, he was not some naif who hadn't been in government before and didn't know the rules.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2023
Chavo was a knuckled-headed naif, but he also punctured others’ self-importance in ways that gave him a modicum of power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2022
The majority of the Russian soldiers are not so naif as, after having deposed the Tsar, to set to work for the King of Prussia.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 9, 1917 by Various
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