In a doll-like manner; in a way that resembles the appearance or behavior of a doll.
From 'dollish' plus the adverb-forming suffix '-ly.' This adverb allows describing actions or states in terms of doll-like qualities, emerging in 19th-century literature and criticism.
Writers used 'dollishly' to critique women who seemed to move or behave with exaggerated femininity—it was often a cutting observation about performance and authenticity wrapped up in what looks like a compliment.
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