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schoolgirlish

Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling a schoolgirl in behaviour.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective befitting or characteristic of a young girl

Etymologies

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schoolgirl +‎ -ish

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Examples

  • Rachael, heartily ashamed of what she would have termed her schoolgirlish display of emotion, came slowly to herself, dozed over a magazine, plunged into a cold bath, and at four o'clock dressed herself exquisitely for Mrs. Whittaker's informal dinner.

    The Heart of Rachael Kathleen Thompson Norris 1923

  • The answer came in the form of a shy, pleased schoolgirlish smile.

    THE BOYS FROM SANTA CRUZ Jonathan Nasaw 2010

  • Irritating silly schoolgirlish giggling from the "journalists" while they were leading Vince Cable into their trap.

    Dr Cable: From Saint Vince to Mr Bean | Editorial 2010

  • Irritating silly schoolgirlish giggling from the "journalists" while they were leading Vince Cable into their trap.

    Dr Cable: From Saint Vince to Mr Bean | Editorial 2010

  • She looked up and found herself thrown into a schoolgirlish flustered state as she recognised the man from outside the Connaught, the one with the red rose.

    Final Resting Place of The Pen 2010

  • The answer came in the form of a shy, pleased schoolgirlish smile.

    THE BOYS FROM SANTA CRUZ Jonathan Nasaw 2010

  • The answer came in the form of a shy, pleased schoolgirlish smile.

    THE BOYS FROM SANTA CRUZ Jonathan Nasaw 2010

  • The answer came in the form of a shy, pleased schoolgirlish smile.

    THE BOYS FROM SANTA CRUZ Jonathan Nasaw 2010

  • In a strange schoolgirlish way, I was under the impression that elite university dons would teach me how to be a legal $$$ criminal on the level of greenmailers and the like.

    "Resign, or go commit suicide." Who said that to whom? Ann Althouse 2009

  • Not the Catholic kitsch of bleeding statues and luminous moon-rings that captivate her foolish schoolgirlish heart.

    The Sighting: James Wolcott Wolcott, James, 1952- 2009

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