kittenish
adjective
kit·ten·ish
ˈkit-nish,
ˈki-tᵊn-ish
: resembling a kitten
especially
: coyly playful
kittenishly
adverb
kittenishness
noun
Examples of kittenish in a Sentence
she couldn't see the point in being kittenish about it and decided to just ask him out
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Simply brushing them out of your eyes can feel like a coquettish, kittenish gesture!
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 Feb. 2026
Seductively kittenish, Gardner lives up to her profane reputation.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2023
Madelyn Cline went full-on Old Hollywood bombshell, kittenish liner, polished lengths, and all.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2023
There was much talk of the kittens, their kittenish ways.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2022
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 Feb. 2026
Seductively kittenish, Gardner lives up to her profane reputation.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2023
Madelyn Cline went full-on Old Hollywood bombshell, kittenish liner, polished lengths, and all.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2023
There was much talk of the kittens, their kittenish ways.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2022
See All Example Sentences for kittenish
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“Kittenish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kittenish. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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kittenish
adjective
kit·ten·ish
ˈkit-nish
-ᵊn-ish
: resembling a kitten
kittenishly
adverb
kittenishness
noun
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