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boyly en · ADJ

Etymology

From boy + -ly.

Meanings

1. (rare) Characteristic of a boy; boyish.
   • I thought I really liked Lucas, but maybe not. Is it possible to like two boys at once, a manly boy and a boyly man? Lucas is more man than boy. Stephen is more boy than man. 2007, Amber Kizer, Gert Garibaldi's Rants and Raves: One Butt Cheek at a Time, New York, NY: Delacorte Press, →ISBN, page 188:

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