girlish
of, like, or befitting a girl or girlhood: girlish laughter.
Origin of girlish
1Other words from girlish
- girl·ish·ly, adverb
- girl·ish·ness, noun
- un·girl·ish, adjective
- un·girl·ish·ly, adverb
- un·girl·ish·ness, noun
Words Nearby girlish
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How to use girlish in a sentence
Lane discovers a lost wallet in the back of a taxi; inside, is a photograph of a young woman with a girlish “XXOO” inscription.
At the same time, however, she radiates an almost girlish vulnerability.
Michelle Obama’s Democratic Convention Speech: What She Needs to Do | Michelle Cottle | September 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTGone were any girlish slip-ups, gone were sequins and glitter eye shadow.
Playful designer Erin Fetherston looks like a storybook heroine and designs girlish dresses for grown women.
As the interview begins, her voice takes on a girlish pitch.
He crushed them in his, then bent his head and kissed them; first the girlish right hand, then the left.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonTom, at the opposite end of the table, watched her girlish figure, her graceful gestures.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodLady May, although her girlish ways have not forsaken her, has no present thoughts of making any man happy.
Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuAs she made herself comfortable in his deepest chair she heard the girlish shallow voice launch out into a eulogy of the scenery.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonShe was a slim, girlish-looking woman, with a cascade of long dark hair falling over her shoulders.
A Butterfly on the Wheel | Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
British Dictionary definitions for girlish
/ (ˈɡɜːlɪʃ) /
of or like a girl in looks, behaviour, innocence, etc
Derived forms of girlish
- girlishly, adverb
- girlishness, noun
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