boyishly
- a word derived from boyish.
Example Sentences
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Even when speaking of serious things, Louganis remains boyishly energetic, smiling beneath a portrait of him with his dogs while the pets bark insistently for his attention.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2024
The boyishly handsome Bacharach, whose aura of glamour benefited from his 1965 marriage to actress Angie Dickinson, continued to tour in concert well into his later years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2023
The boyishly handsome Morse first made his name on Broadway in the 1950s, and landed some roles in Hollywood comedies in the 1960s.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
This version of Chris Pratt—the boyishly charming one who acknowledges with a wink the fundamental silliness of what he’s doing—resurfaces for one eight-minute stretch of The Tomorrow War.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2021
“I have some ideas,” he said, boyishly pleased.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
