girlish

Example Sentences

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Girlish glee goes with grim ideology in Bettina.

From Time Magazine Archive

Girlish and gung-ho, she led a life that revolved around the Catholic Church, politics and the Kennedy family.

From Time Magazine Archive

Girlish arguments over Hitler occasionally ended in tears at Miss May's, but as the school year went on, Frederika read articles in British and U.S. magazines about the Nazi regime.

From Time Magazine Archive

Girlish innocence and purity incarnate—that is what she seemed; and what she was.

From The Martian by Du Maurier, George

Girlish and unpractical as some of their speeches may appear, they were spoken or listened to by Janetta with the utmost seriousness.

From A True Friend A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline