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boylike

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adj.1.same as boyish.
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Adj.1.boylike - befitting or characteristic of a young boy; "a boyish grin"; "schoolboyish pranks"
boyish, schoolboyish
young, immature - (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people"
Adv.1.boylike - like a boy; "he smiled boyishly at his fiancee"
boyishly


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Boylike, if an acquaintance had a scheme, Kim was quite ready with one of his own; and,boylike, he had really thought for as much as twenty minutes at a time of his father's prophecy.
Kim by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
"Perhaps I should have ironed it," Wendy said thoughtfully, but Peter, boylike, was indifferent to appearances, and he was now jumping about in the wildest glee.
The Adventures of Peter Pan by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
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