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Meanings of boyish in English

Befitting or characteristic of a young boy.

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Usage of boyish in English
1
Certainly the natural, boyish side was more in evidence on the surface.
A Mind That Found Itself: An Autobiography
2
His doings in the past seemed just the outcome of boyish spirits.
Tom Tufton's Travels
3
He only thought of the young, almost boyish, promise in the lines:
Hetty Wesley
4
Scratched in his boyish hand on the first page were these lines:
The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln / A Narrative And Descript...
5
Once in the fresh air again he promptly recovered his boyish spirits.
A First Family of Tasajara
6
The boyish note she liked to hear sounded suddenly in his voice.
The Knave of Diamonds
7
It was a big boyish figure, cake-walking in the little Wigwam kitchen.
The Little Colonel's Chum: Mary Ware
8
Anita, in her boyish black garb; Venza, with a flowing white Venus-robe.
Brigands of the Moon
9
None could surpass him in running, leaping, swimming and in boyish sports.
Dewey and Other Naval Commanders
10
Suddenly Sergio's boisterous and boyish enthusiasm wasn't viewed as quite so charming.
The Guardian
11
And then the boyish ideal of courage is a very incomplete one.
Where No Fear Was: A Book About Fear
12
Such unfairness appeared to my boyish mind as criminal in the extreme.
The Pilots of Pomona: A Story of the Orkney Islands
13
Henceforth it had a part in every invention of my boyish imagination.
Wilfrid Cumbermede
14
There was something very boyish and happy-go-lucky in his attitude and manner.
A Spirit in Prison
15
He held the box securely in his arms, smiling his boyish smile.
Beneath a southern sky
16
One was a young man with a chubby, boyish look about him.
The eyes of a king
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Less common