girlish

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adjective
  1. of, like, or befitting a girl or girlhood: girlish laughter.

Origin of girlish

1
First recorded in 1555–65; girl + -ish1

Other 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

  • He crushed them in his, then bent his head and kissed them; first the girlish right hand, then the left.

  • Tom, at the opposite end of the table, watched her girlish figure, her graceful gestures.

    The Wave | Algernon Blackwood
  • Lady May, although her girlish ways have not forsaken her, has no present thoughts of making any man happy.

    Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
  • As she made herself comfortable in his deepest chair she heard the girlish shallow voice launch out into a eulogy of the scenery.

    Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
  • She 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

girlish

/ (ˈɡɜːlɪʃ) /


adjective
  1. of or like a girl in looks, behaviour, innocence, etc

Derived forms of girlish

  • girlishly, adverb
  • girlishness, noun

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