kittenish

ˈkit-nish
as in coquettish
affecting shyness or modesty in order to attract masculine interest she couldn't see the point in being kittenish about it and decided to just ask him out

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Recent Examples of kittenish 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 To this day, she’s drawn to the bruise of blue that belies the kittenish blush, the tension between the girl next door and the demimondaine, who are not so far apart, who may even be one. Susan Dominus Photographs By Joshua Kissi Styled By Ian Bradley Sasha Weiss Photographs By Collier Schorr Styled By Jay Massacret Megan O’Grady Portrait By Mickalene Thomas and Racquel Chevremont Ligaya Mishan Photographs By Tina Barney, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2021 See All Example Sentences for kittenish
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Adjective
  • The new 14-track collection ballasts her familiar dreamy, coquettish sound with vulnerability and anguish.
    Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Among the pretty-as-can-be linen dresses, ruffly, coquettish tops, and wide selection of denim on sale at Reformation right now, the surprising fashion category to snag during the brand’s summer sale is its repertoire of knits.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Maybe the aliens are coy and want to stay hidden.
    Matthew Hutson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Regarding Season 3, Christie is coy.
    Andrew McGowan, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Kittenish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kittenish. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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