1
as in girly
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as in boyish
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The best is the first, Christmas Past, represented by an ethereal, girlish creature who floats around gently, like dandelion fluff.
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Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
Her hair was pulled into a half-up, half-down with another quintessentially Karl accessory: a girlish black bow.
—Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 May 2023
Hair braided, girlish anticipation in the air.
—Gugu Mbatha-Raw, ELLE, 30 Dec. 2022
Claire Danes, who just announced her pregnancy with her third child, chose a fanciful Giambattista Valli frock with a girlish pink bow.
—Rory Satran, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2023
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Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
Her hair was pulled into a half-up, half-down with another quintessentially Karl accessory: a girlish black bow.
—Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 May 2023
Hair braided, girlish anticipation in the air.
—Gugu Mbatha-Raw, ELLE, 30 Dec. 2022
Claire Danes, who just announced her pregnancy with her third child, chose a fanciful Giambattista Valli frock with a girlish pink bow.
—Rory Satran, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2023
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“Girlish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlish. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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