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schoolboyish en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈskuːl.bɔɪ.ɪʃ/ (UK)

Etymology

From schoolboy + -ish.

Meanings

1. Resembling a schoolboy in behaviour.
   • ‘I know you think it schoolboyish, but there is a man behind me and a man before, I am part of a chain, a link.’ 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 1119:

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