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Meanings of kittenish in anglès

Playful like a lively kitten.

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Usage of kittenish in anglès
1
There was a deal more in Mrs. Stapleton besides the kittenish qualities.
The Necromancers
2
Well, he, good old staid Schermie with the vertebrated thoughts gets kittenish.
The Mystery
3
Her face was beginning to lose the kittenish look, and was, alas!
Love and Other Stories
4
No one in Maxim's so gay and kittenish and coy as she!
Her Weight in Gold
5
The business secretary was by turns coy, kittenish, camp and crazed.
The Guardian
6
Madame Marneffe threw her arms round the old man's neck with kittenish impetuosity.
Poor Relations
7
She blew him a kittenish kiss that broke through and made him smile.
Secret of the seventh son
8
Her manner toward her kittenish parent was rather sternly maternal.
Half Portions
9
I suppose this appealed immensely to Ellaline's love of intrigue and kittenish tricksiness generally.
Set in Silver
10
At the same time she seemed preternaturally gay, kittenish, spoiled.
The Titan
11
Jess says there's nothing so kittenish as a spinster who's caught an unexpected beau.
Kitty Canary: A Novel
12
She was kittenish in her manners, wearing generally an air of soft and fluffy innocence.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition
13
The kittenish face puckered up and began blinking its eyes as though expecting a slap.
Love and Other Stories
14
She looked up at me with a kittenish smile.
Hell hath no fury
15
She's smaller than I remember, slim and kittenish, her hair clipped into a haphazard ball.
Up in the air
16
One minute all cute and kittenish, the next an animal as strong and demanding as himself.
The Neutronium Alchemist
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