adv
Meaning 1
In a girlish manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: girlily, girly
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
girlishly
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CMU ARPABET: G ER1 L IH0 SH L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
like a girl
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- she was girlishly shy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English girlish Middle English -ly English -ly English girlishly From girlish + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: po babsku — Translations