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Definition of Kittenishly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kittenishly
Literary usage of Kittenishly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Natural History of Some Common Animals: A Book of Animal Life by Charles George Douglas Roberts (1904)
"... would jump and clutch kittenishly with both paws at a fluttering, overhanging
leaf, or pounce upon an imaginary quiet mouse crouched among the leaves. ..."
2. Prejudices by Henry Louis Mencken (1919)
"... paper with all the traditional dullness of his flatulent order, and, as usual,
he is most horribly dull when he is trying most kittenishly to be lively. ..."
3. The Watchers of the Trails: A Book of Animal Life by Charles George Douglas Roberts (1904)
"... would jump and clutch kittenishly with both paws at a fluttering, overhanging
leaf, or pounce upon an imaginary quiet mouse crouched among the leaves. ..."
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