GIRLISH

girlish, schoolgirlish

(adjective) befitting or characteristic of a young girl; “girlish charm”; “a dress too schoolgirlish for office wear”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

girlish (comparative more girlish, superlative most girlish)

Like (that of) a girl; feminine.

(archaic) Of or relating to girlhood.

Source: Wiktionary


Girl"ish, a.

Definition: Like, or characteristic of, a girl; of or pertaining to girlhood; innocent; artless; immature; weak; as, girlish ways; girlish grief.

– Girl"ish*ly, adv.

– Girl"ish*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

6 May 2025

HEEDLESS

(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

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