Boyishly

/ˈbɔɪɪʃli/ adverb

Definition

In a manner characteristic of a boy; with the qualities, behavior, or appearance typical of a young male.

Etymology

From boyish (boy + -ish, an adjective suffix) combined with -ly (the adverb suffix). The layered suffixes show how English builds complexity by stacking meaning-units.

Kelly Says

Boyishly can be either complimentary (boyishly charming) or critical (boyishly immature), making it one of those words that requires context to understand whether it's praise or blame.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ወንድማን idencias
wen-d-ma-n i-de-si-as
ARالعربية
بفتى
bif-tee
BNবাংলা
ছেলেময়
che-le-moy
CACatalà
com a un noi
koh ah un noi
CSČeština
chlapčensky
hlap-che-ns-ky
DADansk
drengeagtigt
dren-ee-ag-tyt
DEDeutsch
jungenhaft
yoong-en-haft
ELΕλληνικά
όπως αγόρι
oh-pos ah-go-ree
ESEspañol
de forma masculina
deh-foh mah-sk-lee-nah
FAفارسی
مانند پسر
manand pesar
FISuomi
poikainen
poy-kai-nen
FRFrançais
de manière garçonnière
duh ma-nair gar-sohn-nyair
GUGU
લડકી જેવું
lad-kee je-v-oo
HAHA
kamar yaro
ka-mar ya-roh
HEעברית
כמו בחור
kmoh ba-chor
HIहिन्दी
लड़के की तरह
laṛake ki tarah
HUMagyar
fiúsan
fee-oos-an
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti anak laki-laki
se-peh an-ak la-ki-la-ki
IGIG
nwoke
nwo-keh
ITItaliano
da ragazzo
dah rah-hah-toh
JA日本語
少年らしく
しょうねんらしく
KKKK
еркекдей
er-ke-k-day
KMKM
ដូចជាប្រុស
do-ch-ja-b-rus
KO한국어
소년스럽게
so-nyeons-seureop-ge
MRMR
लडक्यासारखा
la-d-ky-a-sa-r-kha
MSBahasa Melayu
seperti lelaki
se-peh le-le-ki
MYမြန်မာ
ကလေးလို
ka-le-lo
NLNederlands
jongensachtig
jong-ens-ach-tig
NONorsk
guttålig
gut-ta-lig
PAPA
ਲੜਕੇ ਵਾਂਗ
laṛ-keh vaṅg
PLPolski
jak chłopiec
yak khlop-yets
PTPortuguês
de forma menino
deh fo-mah mein-ee-nyoh
RORomână
ca un băiat
ka un bay-at
RUРусский
мальчишески
malchish-es-ki
SVSvenska
pojkiskt
poy-kis-kt
SWKiswahili
kama mvulana
ka-ma mvu-la-na
TAதமிழ்
பையனாக
paiya-naaga
TEతెలుగు
బిడ్డలా
bidda-la
THไทย
อย่างชายหนุ่ม
yahng chai-num
TLTL
tuladang lalaki
too-la-dang la-la-ki
TRTürkçe
erkekçe
er-kech-eh
UKУкраїнська
хлопчато
khlop-cha-to
URاردو
لڑکے کی طرح
laṛkay ki taraf
VITiếng Việt
như một cậu bé
nhoo mot cau-be
YOYO
bi omode
bee oh-moh-deh
ZH中文
像男孩一样
xiàng nánhái yīyàng
ZUZU
ngumnandoda
ngum-nan-do-da

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