cherubic
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
cherubic (comparative more cherubic, superlative most cherubic)
- Of, or relating to a cherub; angelic.
- Synonyms: cherubical, cherublike
- Antonym: uncherubic
- 1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, 1993 edition, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 96:
- His unruly hair was slicked down with water, and as Jessamy introduced him to Miss Brindle his face assumed a cherubic innocence which would immediately have aroused the suspicions of anyone who knew him.
- Of, or like a baby; infantile
Derived terms
Translations
of, or relating to a cherub
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