English
Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ÉË(r)li|-ÉË(r)li
Adjective
girly (compar girlier or more girly, superl girliest or most girly)
#Characteristic of a stereotypical girl.
Usage notes
Girly may be applied to a person of either sex and of any age.
Synonyms
(applied to a girl or woman): feminine, girlish, womanly
(applied to a boy or man): effeminate, unmanly
Antonyms
(applied to a girl or woman): butch, hoyden, hoydenish, mannish, masculine, tomboyish, unwomanly
(applied to a boy or man): butch, manly, masculine
Translations
Finnish: tyttömäinen
Derived terms
girly girl
Noun
en-noun|girlies
- (child speak) girl
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