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as in boyish
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Recent Examples of girlish
Mulvaney’s penchant for girlish giggles and squeals between bites of her spaghetti pomodoro stand out in Arno, especially when juxtaposed against the sea of older gentlemen in an assortment of ill-fitting grey blazers sitting behind her at the bar.
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Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 18 Feb. 2026
Wuthering Heights has the tunnel-vision horniness and girlish aesthetic sensibility of a high-school freshman who’s been assigned to read Brontë in class while tearing through a pile of explicit bodice-rippers under the covers at home.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
Her girlish pout, tiny waist and generous bust were often more appreciated than her talent.
—CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
With her girlish grin and short blonde hair, Rebecca looked ten years old.
—Joni Eareckson Tada, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 18 Feb. 2026
Wuthering Heights has the tunnel-vision horniness and girlish aesthetic sensibility of a high-school freshman who’s been assigned to read Brontë in class while tearing through a pile of explicit bodice-rippers under the covers at home.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
Her girlish pout, tiny waist and generous bust were often more appreciated than her talent.
—CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
With her girlish grin and short blonde hair, Rebecca looked ten years old.
—Joni Eareckson Tada, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for girlish
Adjective
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Specifically saying these white, thin, traditionally feminine bodies are not just aspirational but symbols of morality, tradition, purity.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
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The result was a sleek white ruffled top, when worn with matching trousers felt both modern and refreshing while another floral skirt embodied a playful feminine energy that personified warm weather dressing.—
Diana Tsui,
Footwear News,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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In those pages, Fiedler dared to argue that many of America’s boyish and putatively innocent classics are in fact fantasies of interracial, homosexual romance.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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From beginning to end, there’s a joyfulness and a boyish innocence to IOI’s new iteration of the character, which surprised me.—
Alex James Kane,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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With its elegant, womanly heel curving into a narrow point and its sensible perforated top designed to resemble a man's oxford dress shoe, the oxford pump is the shoe of a woman who stands between two worlds.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Marant launched her label and had her first show in 1994, quickly becoming a byword for a hip, womanly brand of boho chic.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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That youthful pattern showed up elsewhere in her biology.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
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Rookie cornerback Chris Johnson, one of this year’s first-round picks, is joined by rookie linebackers Jacob Rodriguez (second round), Trey Moore and Kyle Louis (fourth round) to provide youthful talent.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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Luban’s unexpected journey Only one female whale stuck out from the pod.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
19 June 2026
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These lifelong female life fluids.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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Moderate exercise has been shown to improve learning among students from elementary school through young adulthood, and the effects on attention, memory and executive function are well-documented, pediatricians say.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Star pitcher Logan Webb and several of the team's young major leaguers, however, are not expected to be put on the block.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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Go full girly mode with a pink French tip layered over a slightly lighter pink base for a soft, tonal effect.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
31 May 2026
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The coquette trend emerged in the mid-2020s and became popular via TikTok due to its embrace of all things unabashedly girly and feminine.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
21 May 2026
Adjective
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This one has a charming clover shape to make your space feel animated, but not childish.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
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The result feels comforting without skewing childish.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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“Girlish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlish. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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