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Definition of Boyish
1. Adjective. Befitting or characteristic of a young boy. "Schoolboyish pranks"
Definition of Boyish
1. a. Resembling a boy in a manners or opinions; belonging to a boy; childish; trifling; puerile.
Definition of Boyish
1. Adjective. Like a boy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Boyish
1. resembling a boy [adj] : BOYISHLY [adv] - See also: boy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Boyish
Literary usage of Boyish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"... and he strew'd to earth The rampart with all ease, as when a child Strews sand
upon the sea-shore ; mimic mounds He heaps in boyish sport, ..."
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