in a boyish way

  • 1boyish — adjective 1 a man who is boyish looks or behaves like a boy in a way that is attractive: boyish good looks 2 a woman or girl who is boyish looks or behaves a little like a boy: At 45 May still had a trim, boyish figure. boyishly adverb boyishness …

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  • 2boyish — boy|ish [ˈbɔı ıʃ] adj someone who is boyish looks or behaves like a boy in a way that is attractive →↑girlish ▪ boyish good looks ▪ At 45, she still had a trim boyish figure . >boyishly adv ▪ boyishly handsome >boyishness n [U] …

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  • 3boyish — boy|ish [ bɔııʃ ] adjective looking or behaving like a boy or typical of a boy, usually in a way that you find attractive: his boyish good looks her boyish figure ╾ boy|ish|ly adverb ╾ boy|ish|ness noun uncount …

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  • 4boyish — UK [ˈbɔɪɪʃ] / US adjective showing approval looking or behaving like a boy or typical of a boy, usually in a way that you find attractive his boyish good looks her boyish figure Derived words: boyishly adverb boyishness noun uncountable …

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  • 5The Seven Liberal Arts —     The Seven Liberal Arts     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Seven Liberal Arts     The expression artes liberales, chiefly used during the Middle Ages, does not mean arts as we understand the word at this present day, but those branches of… …

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  • 6gamine — [[t]gæmi͟ːn[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe a girl or a woman as gamine, you mean that she is attractive in a boyish way. She had a gamine charm which men found irresistibly attractive. Syn: boyish N SING Gamine is also a noun. Critics …

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  • 7Princess Miriamele — Princess Miriamele, also known as Miri, is a fictional character in the world of Osten Ard in the books Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn by author Tad Williams. She is the only child of Prince (later King) Elias. In looks she is attractive in a boyish… …

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  • 8tomboy — n. a girl who behaves in a rough boyish way. Derivatives: tomboyish adj. tomboyishness n …

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  • 9List of Alex Rider characters — This is a list of protagonists and antagonists from British author Anthony Horowitz s Alex Rider series. This includes characters from the novels, the film, the graphic novels, and the short stories. Contents 1 Main Antagonists 1.1 Ash 1.2 Sir… …

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