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单词 girlish
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girlish

(gɜːʳlɪʃ)
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
If you describe a woman as girlish, you mean she behaves, looks, or sounds like a young girl, for example because she is shy, excited, or lively.
She gave a little girlish giggle.
Synonyms: youthful, feminine, childish More Synonyms of girlish

girlish in British English

(ˈɡɜːlɪʃ)
adjective
of or like a girl in looks, behaviour, innocence, etc
Derived forms
girlishly (ˈgirlishly)
adverb
girlishness (ˈgirlishness)
noun

girlish in American English

(ˈgɜrlɪʃ)
adjective
of, like, or suitable to a girl or girlhood
Derived forms
girlishly (ˈgirlishly)
adverb
girlishness (ˈgirlishness)
noun

Examples of 'girlish' in a sentence
girlish

Yet the collections were more than usually colourful, joyful and at times almost girlish.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The years have softened his face into an almost girlish blur.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She presents her sitter with an almost girlish animation.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Perhaps the multilayered skirts were a little girlish and bridal but the dress's innocence and optimism captured the mood of the moment.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
And I feel a little more girlish.
Aldiss, Brian Somewhere East of Life (1994)
When it happened, solving a clue was so thrilling that our girlish giggles were momentarily replaced with a worrying desire to crush our opponents.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
One has a phlegmatic cackle; the other a girlish giggle that belies her 86 years.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He has a surprisingly boyish voice, with a comical, girlish giggle.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
(adjective) 
a little girlish giggle
Synonyms
youthful
youthful enthusiasm and high spirits
feminine
traditional expectations of feminine behaviour
childish
One of his most appealing qualities is his childish enthusiasm.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of childish
Definition
of or like a child
One of his most appealing qualities is his childish enthusiasm.
Synonyms
youthful,
young,
boyish or girlish
in the sense of feminine
Definition
possessing qualities considered typical of or appropriate to a woman
traditional expectations of feminine behaviour
Synonyms
female,
womanly,
girlish,
girlie (informal),
ladylike

Nearby words of
girlish

  • girdle
  • girl
  • girlfriend
  • girlish
  • girth
  • gist
  • give

Synonyms of 'girlish'

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