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boyish Definition

boy·ish (-is̸h)

adjective

of, like, or fit for a boy or boys

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boyish

modif.

boyish Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • charm: His smile suffused the man of mystery with a boyish charm.
  • grin: He was 17 years older than she, with a boyish grin and hands hardened from the houses he built.
  • enthusiasm: Each time his boyish enthusiasm transported his experiences back for us to share.
  • look: Instead, perhaps charmed by his boyish good looks, the Company representatives picked him.
  • face: I noticed it myself, " cried the young duke, pushing his boyish face into the inmost ring.
  • figure: The resulting imagery is poignant too; the cover artwork shows a boyish figure dwarfed by the edge of an imposing forest.

Modifying Another Word

  • almost: An almost boyish enthusiasm for some new discovery leaves what is being said in the poem unfocused.
  • too: He's simply too boyish to conjure any sort of heroic authority.
  • so: Winston, who has seemed so boyish recently suddenly seemed sleepy and old.
  • very: Pointer from the Netherlands is another new European addition this season and it is very boyish indeed.

Used with adjective complement

  • look: No-one has to ask me questions, like why I look so boyish, and don't I ever like wearing a dress?

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