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pseudoinnocent

adj

Etymology

From pseudo- + innocent.

  1. derived from innocēns
  2. derived from innocent
  3. inherited from innocent
  4. prefixed as pseudoinnocent — “pseudo + innocent”

Definitions

  1. Having a false appearance of innocence.

  2. A person who conveys a false air of innocence.

    • I will not play Giono's game or that of some country literary aristocrat or that of the pseudoinnocents who dance their attendance upon the Academy as they would upon an aged wealthy aunt […]

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pseudoinnocent. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA