girly
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++girl·y /ˈɡɜːli $ ˈɡɜːrli/ adjective WOMANanother spelling of girlie1 girlie1的另一种拼法► see thesaurus at woman
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girly• I had a little dress made - it was a strapless taffeta number, very girly and aqua blue.• One of the going-steady girly types at her school told her boys thought she was cool and superior.girl·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
of Corpus another spelling girlie1
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girly
girl‧y /ˈɡɜːli $ ˈɡɜːrli/
adjective
another spelling of girlie1
■ relating to women
▪female relating to women or girls: female voters | Advertisers try to sell things by using images of the female body.
▪feminine used about qualities that are considered to be typical of women: You must not cry or show any other feminine weakness. | the ideal of feminine beauty
▪womanly behaving, dressing etc in a way that is thought to be typical of or suitable for a woman – used to show approval: her womanly figure | the womanly virtues of compassion and patience
▪girly/girlie informal behaving or dressing in a way that is thought to be typical of young girls, or suitable for a girl – often used disapprovingly: Stop being so girly! It's only a mouse! | a very girlie pink dress
▪effeminate disapproving a man who is effeminate looks or behaves like a woman: His long blonde hair made him look rather effeminate. | a pale effeminate-looking young man
girl‧y /ˈɡɜːli $ ˈɡɜːrli/
adjectiveanother spelling of girlie1
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