kittenish
coyly playful.
like or in the manner of a kitten.
Origin of kittenish
1Other words from kittenish
- kit·ten·ish·ly, adverb
- kit·ten·ish·ness, noun
Words Nearby kittenish
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How to use kittenish in a sentence
Friends speak of a steely and determined operator beneath the kittenish veneer.
Still, the way Zemeckis talks about Staar is in a coy, kittenish way that does not entirely suggest unparallel lives.
And they finished with a gentle pat on his cheek and a momentary, kittenish rumpling of his hair.
The Hidden Places | Bertrand W. SinclairA little kitten came up out of the garden and said something kittenish to me, and then I heard a muffled step within.
Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska | Charles Warren StoddardShe tossed her head with a kittenish movement, and arched her poorly pencilled eyebrows.
Aunt Crete's Emancipation | Grace Livingston Hill
While this kittenish comedy was going on something younger and more tragical was in progress in the two adjacent houses.
Arundel | Edward Frederic BensonThis object is not to be accomplished by adopting juvenile dress and kittenish ways.
The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) | Marion Harland
British Dictionary definitions for kittenish
/ (ˈkɪtənɪʃ) /
like a kitten; lively
(of a woman) flirtatious, esp coyly flirtatious
Derived forms of kittenish
- kittenishly, adverb
- kittenishness, noun
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