pseudoinnocent
pseudoinnocent adjective: having a false appearance of innocence.
Adjective
pseudoinnocent
Noun
pseudoinnocent (plural pseudoinnocents)
- 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 […]1996, Hans Urs von Balthasar, Bernanos: An Ecclesial Existence
Forms of pseudoinnocent
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Origin of pseudoinnocent
From pseudo- + innocent.
Questions about pseudoinnocent
- What does pseudoinnocent mean?
- Pseudoinnocent means having a false appearance of innocence.
- What part of speech is pseudoinnocent?
- Pseudoinnocent can be an adjective or a noun.
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