adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   In a boyish manner.

   "A shock of white hair fell boyishly across the side of his face, a face as wrinkled as an elephant hide."

Adverb

1. 1
   like a boy wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

boylike

Example

More examples

"A shock of white hair fell boyishly across the side of his face, a face as wrinkled as an elephant hide."

Etymology

From boyish + -ly.

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