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[ kit-n-ish ] / ˈkɪt n ɪʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR kittenish ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecoyly playful. like or in the manner of a kitten. Origin of kittenishFirst recorded in 1745–55; kitten + -ish1 OTHER WORDS FROM kittenishkit·ten·ish·ly, adverbkit·ten·ish·ness, nounWords nearby kittenishKi Tse, kitset, kittel, kitten, kitten heel, kittenish, kitten moth, Kittie, Kittikachorn, kittiwake, kittle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kittenishFriends speak of a steely and determined operator beneath the kittenish veneer. Pippa Middleton, the Royal Wedding's Other Star|Tom Sykes|April 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST Still, the way Zemeckis talks about Staar is in a coy, kittenish way that does not entirely suggest unparallel lives. A Hollywood Wife's Sexy Alter-Ego|Nicole LaPorte|April 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST Mollie, who had been rubbing her cheeks against her friend in a fondling, kittenish sort of way, started back in a moment. Lover or Friend|Rosa Nouchette Carey It was remarkable, he considered, how old and mature Helen could be when she chose, and how kittenish when she chose. Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.)|Arnold Bennett
Dexter seemed to divine his coming and broke into a kittenish gallop until he reached the Methodist Church. Merton of the Movies|Harry Leon Wilson If he had fled, it would fling itself after him with a ferocity beside which the fury of a tiger would be kittenish. The Forgotten Planet|Murray Leinster As for Becky Sharp, that kittenish person seldom arouses in me much curiosity. Ivory Apes and Peacocks|James Huneker
British Dictionary definitions for kittenish
adjectivelike a kitten; lively (of a woman) flirtatious, esp coyly flirtatious Derived forms of kittenishkittenishly, adverbkittenishness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to kittenishchildish, coy, flirtatious, frolicsome, impish, jaunty, mischievous, sportive, coquettish, elvish, fun-loving |