boyish
adjective
of or befitting a boy; engagingly youthful or innocent.
unboyish
-
a word derived from
boyish.
Example Sentences
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But Zdenka has lost her unboyish heart to Sister Arabella's best beau, Matteo.
From Time Magazine Archive
It seemed to her that a curious expression, that was unboyish and sharp with meaning, had dawned and died in his eyes.
From Bella Donna A Novel by Robert Smythe Hichens
His faithfulness to his mother, his quiet ways, his unboyish life, touched the Irishman.
From Still Jim by Honoré Morrow
The same tender mouth, with tonight an unboyish sardonic twist.
From Benefits Forgot A Story of Lincoln and Mother Love by Honoré Morrow
So when he spoke it was to say in a singularly unboyish voice: "My father has spoken for me, Mr. Lightener."
From Youth Challenges by Clarence Budington Kelland
