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boyly

boyly adjective: characteristic of a boy; boyish.

Adjective

boyly (comparative more boyly, superlative most boyly)

  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

Forms of boyly

comparativemore boyly
superlativemost boyly

Origin of boyly

From boy + -ly.

Questions about boyly

What does boyly mean?
Boyly means characteristic of a boy; boyish.
What part of speech is boyly?
Boyly is an adjective.

Words near boyly in the dictionary

  1. boylove
  2. boylover
  3. boylovers
  4. boyloving
  5. Boylston
  6. boyly
  7. boymilk
  8. boymode
  9. boymoded
  10. boymoder
  11. boymoders

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