boyish
adjective
of or befitting a boy; engagingly youthful or innocent.
unboyish
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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
He ran a good part of the way home and burst into the house with a slam, utterly unlike his usual quiet, unboyish steadiness.
From Still Jim by Morrow, Honoré
Roger spoke with an unboyish sadness in his voice.
From The Forbidden Trail by Morrow, Honoré
"No, sir," he said again; and added with his faint, unboyish smile, "I haven't much to lose anyway."
From Charles Rex by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
The boy's face was pale and meagre, with an unboyish sharpness about it, though he did not seem more than nine or ten years old.
From Alone in London by Stretton, Hesba
