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单词 unboyish
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unboyishadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, boyish adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + boyish adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈboyish.
(un- prefix1 1.)
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the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unfittingness > [adjective] > for a boy
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the world > people > person > child > boy > [adjective] > not
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1838 S. G. Goodrich Fireside Educ. 107 Charles, the eldest boy, with a patience most unboyish, was holding a skein of yarn for grandmamma to wind.
1864 C. M. Yonge Trial I. 277 The steady low voice, and unboyish language.
1881 M. C. Hay Missing II. 43 It might have grown into an idle and unboyish habit.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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