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Could you tell me the differences between "girlish" and "girly" ?
Could you also tell me why there is a word "boyish" but there seems to be no word "boyly"? Right?
22 oct. 2013 10:21
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Girlish is characteristics of girls. Means being immature.
Girly means very feminine.
22 octobre 2013
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Hello... here is the definitions...I think it's clear somehow
Girlish: behaving like a girl, looking like a girl, or suitable for a girl
Girly (adj) = girlie :
1. british english: a girl or woman who is girlie behaves in a silly way, for example by pretending to be shy or always thinking about how she looks
2. British English spoken: suitable only for girls rather than men or boys
Girlie (noun) : an offensive word used by men when talking to a woman who they think is less sensible or intelligent than a man
22 octobre 2013
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victoria
Compétences linguistiques
Chinois (mandarin), Anglais, Japonais
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Anglais, Japonais
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