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girlish

[gur-lish] / ˈgɜr lɪʃ /
ADJECTIVE
youthful
Synonyms
WEAK
adolescent childish fresh girllike hoydenish immature innocent juvenile naive puerile teenage tomboy unsophisticated young
Antonyms
WEAK
adult matronly mature sophisticated womanly

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"I had girlish manners, a girlish voice," he would later say.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Isolde is a mercurial character, and Ms. Davidsen expressed her simmering rage, her girlish flirtatiousness, and her serenity in the “Liebestod.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Often, Bannon will toss the mic, virtually, to his 23-year-old co-host Natalie Winters, a blond Californian who has a side business selling a girlish right-wing clothing line.

From Slate • Nov. 25, 2024

I tried to keep my cool but couldn’t resist a girlish squeal.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2024

Did Miss Anderson read them and laugh at my girlish sentiment?

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

Vocabulary lists containing girlish

Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ish

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