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as in feminine
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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.
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Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
9 Feb. 2026
Her girlish pout, tiny waist and generous bust were often more appreciated than her talent.
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CBS News,
28 Dec. 2025
With her girlish grin and short blonde hair, Rebecca looked ten years old.
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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
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The square neckline adds a flattering, feminine touch, while the subtle volume in the sleeves gives it a slightly dressier feel than your average tee.
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Super cute, feminine, and perfect for summer!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Muscle mass is beneficial, too, for lifelong metabolic health, and resistance exercise probably improves brain health by releasing substances into the bloodstream that travel to the brain and jump-start processes there that help keep it youthful.
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Stocked with a pair of first-round selections in what’s been deemed as a deep talent pool, the Hornets are on track to add to their youthful core of Knueppel, LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller.
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Her series are inevitably female-centric and like the Brontës, who wrote 200 years and a few miles away, her work excavates the drama of daily life and the tension between good and evil that sings below any surface.
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Most events involve skateboards or BMX bikes, with male and female athletes competing separately.
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Still, younger investors are leading the charge for AI adoption.
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Most of those children are 3 years old and younger, USA TODAY has reported.
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The lightweight layer keeps the outfit seasonally appropriate, while a simple tank, leather boots, and a structured leather handbag add just the right amount of edge to an otherwise girly look.
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If your style is girly and glam, these flashy favorites might still be a great choice for you.
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This one has a charming clover shape to make your space feel animated, but not childish.
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The result feels comforting without skewing childish.
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“Girlish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlish. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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