boyish
Example Sentences
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It was light and floaty, with thin shoulder straps, the type of outfit I imagined flappers with boyish figures wore for a night out at a speakeasy or a dance hall.
From Literature
Happily, Mr. Hamilton, who retains his boyish handsomeness, infuses this recollected ardor with convincing feeling.
For some reason, despite their boyish features they have thick beards.
From BBC
The man looks Jakob up and down and so do I. He’s taller than I remember but still has a boyish face.
From Literature
The term refers to younger, slim gay men with a boyish look, and Sivan's image appears prominently in Google results and on Wikipedia's definition page.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
