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girlfully

girlfully adverb: in a girlish manner; like a girl.

Adverb

girlfully (comparative more girlfully, superlative most girlfully)

  1. (dated, rare) In a girlish manner; like a girl.
    • And the pictures so girlfully treated, / The sketches all brimming with fun: / See the Cupids that clamour for kisses — / Well drawn by a dear little maid1876, Joseph Ashby-Sterry, Boudoir Ballads, page 8
    • "[…] I want to pick raspberries," said Sweetheart, defending herself girlfully with a branch of bramble, which happily kept the assailant at arm's length.1895, Samuel Rutherford Crockett, Sweetheart Travellers, page 208

Forms of girlfully

comparativemore girlfully
superlativemost girlfully

Origin of girlfully

From girl + -ful + -ly.

Questions about girlfully

What does girlfully mean?
Girlfully means in a girlish manner; like a girl.
What part of speech is girlfully?
Girlfully is an adverb.

Words near girlfully in the dictionary

  1. girlfriendo
  2. girlfriendos
  3. girlfriends
  4. girlfriendy
  5. girlfs
  6. girlfully
  7. girlglock
  8. girlhood
  9. girlhoods
  10. girlie
  11. girlie girl

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