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There was something schoolboyish, almost bragging about the tale. Pacter, Trudi YELLOW BIRD. Mostly they walked in silence, Jerry striding it out, with a tiny, almost schoolboyish smile playing on the corners of his mouth. Barnard, Robert POLITICAL SUICIDE.
school· boy· ish ˈskül-ˌbȯi-ish. : schoolboy sense 1. Examples of schoolboyish in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to illustrate current usage. Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
befitting or characteristic of a young boy. “ schoolboyish pranks”. synonyms: boyish, boylike. immature, young. (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth.
The earliest known use of the adjective schoolboyish is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for schoolboyish is from 1784, in a letter by Thomas Twining, classical scholar and translator. schoolboyish is formed within English, by derivation.
Adj. 1. schoolboyish - befitting or characteristic of a young boy; "a boyish grin"; "schoolboyish pranks". boyish, boylike. young, immature - (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people".
schoolboyish. adjective. These are words and phrases related to schoolboyish. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. SOPHOMORIC. Synonyms. foolish. puerile. callow. sophomoric. juvenile. childish. infantile. adolescent. immature. Antonyms. adult. mature. sophisticated. grown-up.
Schoolboyish definition: Resembling a <a>schoolboy</a> in behaviour.
schoolboyish (comparative more schoolboyish, superlative most schoolboyish) Resembling a schoolboy in behaviour.
The meaning of SCHOOLBOYISHNESS is behavior suited to a young boy : immature or childish conduct.
adj. 1) befitting or characteristic of a young boy; boyish; boylike
