adjective
- Befitting or characteristic of a young boy.
- usage: "a boyish grin"; "schoolboyish pranks"
- synonyms: boyish, schoolboyish
adverb
- Like a boy.
- usage: "he smiled boyishly at his fiancee"
- synonyms: boyishly
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