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kittenish

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kit·ten·ish  (ktn-sh)
adj.
Playfully coy and frisky.
kitten·ish·ly adv.
kitten·ish·ness n.
kittenish [ˈkɪtənɪʃ]
adj
1. like a kitten; lively
2. (of a woman) flirtatious, esp coyly flirtatious
kittenishly  adv
kittenishness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.kittenish - playful like a lively kitten
frisky
playful - full of fun and high spirits; "playful children just let loose from school"
kittenish
adjective playful, spirited, lively, cheerful, mischievous, coy, joyous, fun-loving, sprightly, vivacious, flirtatious, impish, frisky, coquettish, puckish, frolicsome, ludic (literary), sportive, larkish (informal) pouting, kittenish waifs
Translations
kittenish [ˈkɪtənɪʃ] ADJ (fig) → picaruelo, coquetón, retozón
kittenish
adj → verspielt; (fig) woman → kokett
kittenish [ˈkɪt/ənɪʃ] adj → da gattina
kittenish [ˈkɪt/ənɪʃ] adj → da gattina


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The little kitten, feasting her eyes on him, seemed ready at any moment to start her gambols again and display her kittenish nature.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
There were one or two men whom she observed at the soiree musicale; but she would never have felt moved to any kittenish display to attract their notice--to any feline or feminine wiles to express herself toward them.
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His accomplished wife, forcing her high spirits on everybody's attention with a sort of kittenish playfulness, intensified the depressing effect of the general dullness by all the force of the strongest contrast.
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