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schoolgirly en · ADJ

Etymology

From schoolgirl + -y.

Meanings

1. (informal) schoolgirlish
   • "I finished early at college so I thought I'd see if I could spot you amongst all your little schoolgirly chums. So come on. Let's go for a walk or something." 2002, Jacqueline Wilson, Girls in Love, page 51:
   • Mrs. Wilbur's paper was earnest, enthusiastic, a trifle schoolgirly in its sounding periods. It caused much more discussion than poor Flaubert. 1898, Robert Herrick, The Gospel of Freedom, page 115:
   • It was good writing; astringent, economical. I now saw that Dawn O'Hara was sentimental and schoolgirly. This second piece of writing had a completely different attack. It was as though two distinct people had written these two pieces of fiction. 1960, Edna Ferber, A Peculiar Treasure: Autobiography, page 163:

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