little-girlish en · ADJ
Meanings
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Like or characteristic of a little girl.
She lisped slightly, little-girlish, looking at him still while drinking whisky steadily from a full glass.
1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 281:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most little-girlish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more little-girlish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |