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—girlishly, adv. —girlishness, n./gerr"lish/, adj.of, like, or befitting a girl or girlhood: girlish laughter.[1555-65; GIRL + -ISH1]
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Girlish — Girl ish, a. Like, or characteristic of, a girl; of or pertaining to girlhood; innocent; artless; immature; weak; as, girlish ways; girlish grief. {Girl ish*ly}, adv. {Girl ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
girlish — 1560s, from GIRL (Cf. girl) + ISH (Cf. ish). Related: Girlishly; girlishness … Etymology dictionary
girlish — [gʉr′lish] adj. of, like, or suitable to a girl or girlhood girlishly adv. girlishness n … English World dictionary
girlish — [[t]gɜ͟ː(r)lɪʃ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe a woman as girlish, you mean she behaves, looks, or sounds like a young girl, for example because she is shy, excited, or lively. She gave a little girlish giggle … English dictionary
girlish — adj. Girlish is used with these nouns: ↑delight, ↑giggle … Collocations dictionary
girlish — Synonyms and related words: airy, attenuate, attenuated, beardless, boyish, boylike, calflike, childish, childlike, coltish, delicate, diaphanous, diluted, distaff, ethereal, female, feminine, fine, fine drawn, finespun, flimsy, frail, gauzy,… … Moby Thesaurus
girlish — girl|ish [ˈgə:lıʃ US ˈgə:r ] adj behaving like a girl, looking like a girl, or suitable for a girl →↑boyish ▪ a peal of girlish laughter >girlishly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
girlish — girl|ish [ gɜrlıʃ ] adjective looking or behaving like a young girl: She gave a girlish giggle … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
girlish — adjective behaving like a girl, or looking like a girl: a peal of girlish laughter girlishly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
girlish — UK [ˈɡɜː(r)lɪʃ] / US [ˈɡɜrlɪʃ] adjective looking or behaving like a young girl She gave a girlish giggle … English dictionary
