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Meanings of boylike in English

Spanish
como un chico

Like a boy.

como un chico

Befitting or characteristic of a young boy.

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Examples for "boyishly"
1
He was boyishly eager; full of excited plans for his daring scheme.
Port O' Gold / A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts
2
He spoke in a voice that struggled boyishly between resentment and shame.
The Bars of Iron
3
He smiled boyishly, convinced he would always be able to delude her.
Jewels
4
His Majesty, however, seemed more than complaisant; he was even boyishly eager.
John Enderby
5
He smiled boyishly and raised his hat awkwardly but did not speak.
Triumph of the Egg, and Other Stories
Usage of boylike in English
1
They had all accompanied his travels, and boylike he valued them immensely.
Kim
2
Harvey, boylike, was a little embarrassed, but he did not object, however.
A Little Florida Lady
3
He was confused and, boylike, tried to laugh off my praises.
The Fool Errant / Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley,...
4
But, boylike, they were flying kites, and letting their huge-horned charges herd themselves.
The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The Life of George Leslie Mackay o...
5
At times she had a boylike unconcern of sex; again, a spirit wholly feminine.
The Big-Town Round-Up
6
So, boylike, I resolved, in my great love for Shakoona, to try and kill that bear.
Winter Adventures of Three Boys in the Great Lone Land
7
He seemed curiously boylike in those moments.
The Runaway Skyscraper
8
They chuckled, boylike, because they would be late for bed; and it was all mother Wendy's fault!
Peter Pan
9
There was a naturalness in his enjoyment which was almost boylike; a naive sort of exultation possessed him.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac: The Story of a Lost Napoleon. Volu...
10
She had liked the young doctor at first sight; had discerned in him something charmingly boylike and appealing.
The Window-Gazer
11
He looked at me, eyes boylike.
Monday Mourning
12
Next, distending his ruddy cheeks, twitching his moustache, and regarding me covertly out of boylike eyes, the Lieutenant resumed:
Through Russia
13
I stared at him, boylike.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
14
I cried, and added boylike: "And she is just as good as you or me, and better."
Richard Carvel — Volume 02
15
Lollie, poking about, came upon a piece of rope, which, boylike, he took outside and wound about his waist.
Where the Sun Swings North
16
I followed in boylike imitation, searching every thicket for alien form and color, and yearning for stature and responsibility.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
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