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girlier

girlier is the comparative form of girly.

girlier is the comparative form of girlie.

Meaning of girly

Adjective

girly (comparative girlier, superlative girliest)

  1. Characteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, gentle; unmasculine.
    • As a mom of two girls – including one who hopes Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos calls her to play on his team in this week’s Super Bowl – I can totally relate. I, along with so many other parents, am frustrated about the definitions of what’s girly and what’s not, and the separate products and...2014 January 31, Kelly Wallace, “Pink, princess-y and sexy too soon”, in CNN
  2. (slang) Of, or pertaining to, a young, attractive woman; especially one who is scantily clad.
    • a girly calendar
  3. (slang) Weak; wussy.
    • There was enough food for a soccer team and we were going to grill it. Our meatfest included no girly utensils, no wussy plates. Just our hands, mouths, and incisors.2013, L. A. Campbell, Cartboy and the Time Capsule, page 112

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Meaning of girlie

Adjective

girlie (comparative girlier, superlative girliest)

  1. (slang) Of entertainment, involving attractive women or images thereof, usually nude or wearing skimpy clothing.
    • The [women's] community in Japan is very tiny and very lonely. And the way that the word "lesbian" translates into Japanese, it means "women who perform sexual acts together in girlie shows." So when we defined ourselves as lesbians, there was snickering among the women.1979 December 1, Jil Clark, Holly Near, “Holly Near Sings for a Nuclear-Free Future”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 19, page 9
  2. (slang) Characteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, sweet; unmasculine.
    • He said he wasn't paying good money for girlie hair — that's what he called it anytime we wanted to go into town to have a real haircut.2005, Victoria Pade, Tales From Elk Creek, page 76

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Questions about girlier

What is girlier the comparative form of?
Girlier is the comparative form of girly.

Words near girlier in the dictionary

  1. girlie magazine
  2. girlie magazines
  3. girlie mags
  4. girliepop
  5. girliepops
  6. girlier
  7. girlies
  8. girliest
  9. girlification
  10. girlified
  11. girlifies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: girlier (page history and authors); girly (page history and authors); girlie (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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