cherubic
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cherub (ˈtʃɛrəb) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl cherubs, cherubim | |
| 1. | theol a member of the second order of angels, whose distinctive gift is knowledge, often represented as a winged child or winged head of a child |
| 2. | an innocent or sweet child |
| [Old English, from Hebrew kěrūbh] | |
| cherubic | |
| —adj | |
| che'rubical | |
| —adj | |
| che'rubically | |
| —adv | |
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Cherubic
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example sentences
Most strikingly, she's got a responsive, cherubic eggshell-white face to make you comfortable talking to her.
The face is familiar: twinkling eyes, cherubic grin, that extra rigging of puckish jowls.
But he has been thoroughly wrong-footed by his cherubic challenger.
Well, at any rate, they're different: thin and pursed rather than fleshy and cherubic.
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