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Added 9 October 2026

boylike

adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about boylike at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Befitting or characteristic of a young boy.
a boyish grin

adverb

Like a boy.
he smiled boyishly at his fiancee

Origin

From boy + -like.

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