kittenishadj.
/ˈkɪtn̩ɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈkɪtn̩ɪʃ/ Like a kitten, or that of a kitten; having the qualities or characteristics of a kitten; playful.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > entertainment > playfulness > [adjective]
gamingOE
playfulc1225
gamefulc1275
gamelya1350
gamesomea1375
playable?c1475
frisky?a1500
sporting1549
sportful1577
toyish1577
toyful1580
sportive1593
gambol1600
sportly1600
sporting1607
playsome1612
jiggish1635
toysome1638
ludible1656
ludibund1668
good-humoured1682
flippant1711
lusory1711
gamp1737
kittenish1753
sportable1767
disportive1773
whisky1782
playward1878
1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison IV. xiv. 104 Such a kittenish disposition in her.
1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) ii. 9 She was all girlishness, and playfulness, and wildness, and kittenish buoyancy.
1895 ‘M. E. Francis’ Frieze & Fustian 45 The kittenish grace of her small slight figure.
Derivatives
ˈkittenishly adv.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > entertainment > playfulness > [adverb]
gamelya1375
gamefullyc1410
gamesomelya1425
wantonlya1475
sportfullya1586
sportively1597
lasciviously1607
puppy-like1617
sportinglya1639
playsomely1646
playfully1736
disportively1810
kittenishly1896
1896 Locke Demagogue & Lady Phayre iii. 22 The little blue ribbon..with the bow tied kittenishly under her ear.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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