boyly

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adjective

Characteristic of a boy; boyish.

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Meanings

adjectiveboyly (comparative more boyly, superlative most boyly)

comparative more boyly · superlative most boyly

  1. rareCharacteristic of a boy; boyish.

    I thought I really liked Lucas, but maybe not. Is it possible to like two boys at once, a manly boy and a boyly man? Lucas is more man than boy. Stephen is more boy than man.

    2007, Amber Kizer, Gert Garibaldi's Rants and Raves: One Butt Cheek at a Time, New York, NY: Delacorte Press, →ISBN, page 188

Origin

From boy + -ly.

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APA

boyly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boyly

MLA

“boyly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boyly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boyly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boyly.

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