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infantile [ˈɪnfənˌtaɪl] adj
1. like a child in action or behaviour; childishly immature; puerile 2. of, relating to, or characteristic of infants or infancy 3. in an early stage of development infantility [ˌɪnfənˈtɪlɪtɪ] n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| The Excelsior Soap Company paid a very small return of any kind to its infantile agents, who were scattered through the state, but it inflamed their imaginations by the issue of circulars with highly colored pictures of the premiums to be awarded for the sale of a certain number of cakes. This lady died, but her lessons were indelibly impressed on the mind of Safie, who sickened at the prospect of again returning to Asia and being immured within the walls of a harem, allowed only to occupy herself with infantile amusements, ill-suited to the temper of her soul, now accustomed to grand ideas and a noble emulation for virtue. With her small head, little ears, pretty lips, and roguish eye, she, being a very large creature, presented an immensity of half womanly, half infantile loveliness which smote even grave men with a desire to clasp her in their arms and kiss her. |
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