Schoolboyish

/ˈskuːl.bɔɪ.ɪʃ/ adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling a schoolboy in behaviour.

    "‘I know you think it schoolboyish, but there is a man behind me and a man before, I am part of a chain, a link.’"

Adjective
  1. 1
    befitting or characteristic of a young boy wordnet

Example

More examples

"‘I know you think it schoolboyish, but there is a man behind me and a man before, I am part of a chain, a link.’"

Etymology

From schoolboy + -ish.

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