: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a girl or girlhood
girlishly
adverb
girlishness
noun
Examples of girlish in a Sentence
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The rounded aspect at the top of her dress was an exquisite touch to an already girlish presentation with the double bow additions.
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Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 21 May 2024
Molly, the brainchild of designer Kenny Wong, is a girlish character with emerald eyes and a permanent pout.
—Jasmine Li, Fortune, 18 May 2024
Despite having been dead for a few hundred years now, Marie Antoinette remains one of the most enduring style icons in human history and Coppola's film feeds that insatiable fascination with a fresh, girlish vision of the tragic monarch.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 7 May 2024
The presentation was a celebration of ethereal fabrics, and girlish elements: baby pink, gracefully adorned tulle pieces with floral print and 3D flower embellishments, reminiscent of a ballet performance.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 26 Jan. 2024
The best is the first, Christmas Past, represented by an ethereal, girlish creature who floats around gently, like dandelion fluff.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
Her hair was pulled into a half-up, half-down with another quintessentially Karl accessory: a girlish black bow.
—Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 May 2023
Hair braided, girlish anticipation in the air.
—Gugu Mbatha-Raw, ELLE, 30 Dec. 2022
Claire Danes, who just announced her pregnancy with her third child, chose a fanciful Giambattista Valli frock with a girlish pink bow.
—Rory Satran, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2023
Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 21 May 2024
Molly, the brainchild of designer Kenny Wong, is a girlish character with emerald eyes and a permanent pout.
—Jasmine Li, Fortune, 18 May 2024
Despite having been dead for a few hundred years now, Marie Antoinette remains one of the most enduring style icons in human history and Coppola's film feeds that insatiable fascination with a fresh, girlish vision of the tragic monarch.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 7 May 2024
The presentation was a celebration of ethereal fabrics, and girlish elements: baby pink, gracefully adorned tulle pieces with floral print and 3D flower embellishments, reminiscent of a ballet performance.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 26 Jan. 2024
The best is the first, Christmas Past, represented by an ethereal, girlish creature who floats around gently, like dandelion fluff.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
Her hair was pulled into a half-up, half-down with another quintessentially Karl accessory: a girlish black bow.
—Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 May 2023
Hair braided, girlish anticipation in the air.
—Gugu Mbatha-Raw, ELLE, 30 Dec. 2022
Claire Danes, who just announced her pregnancy with her third child, chose a fanciful Giambattista Valli frock with a girlish pink bow.
—Rory Satran, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2023
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“Girlish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girlish. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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