girly

Speech parts

1. girly - Noun

2. girly - Adjective

Meaning

Characteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, gentle; unmasculine.

(slang, idiomatic) Of, or pertaining to, a young, attractive woman; especially one who is scantily clad.
a girly calendar

(slang) Weak; wussy.

girly (plural girlies)

(childish) Girl.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

mademoiselle lassie little girl colleen sissy ms. lass feminine nymph effeminate schoolgirl damsel womanly poppet womanish
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Antonyms

donna dame lady sonny butch manly
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Phrases with the word

de-girly

Examples

I'd say I was a tomboy... I took wood chop in high school and I was very into volleyball and football, and [was] very unaware of anything girly for a long time. Marisa Miller

I've always been a very outdoors sort of girl. I'm more a tomboy than a girly girl. Yvonne Strahovski

If Michael Steele doesn't make you sad, well, then there's radio host Rush Limbaugh, no longer content with wanting the President to fail, Rush is now calling out Mr. Obama as a girly man. David Shuster

They say big brother is watching you. But maybe big brother is watching dutch girly videos on the next screen along. Banksy

I'm the crazy girly captain, Remember? Eoin Colfer

I'm feminine, but I wouldn't say that I'm girly in any way at all. Victoria Beckham

Close letter words and terms

girltwink girlwatcher girlwatching girly bits girly girl girly mag