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or girly
as in feminine
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Recent Examples of girlie
Lavin said Lukas loved to fish, so there will be a fishing dock in his honor, Genevieve was a girly girl and the boss of her brothers, Ben was artsy, and Archer was athletic.
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Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
Simone Rocha has been making walkable city-friendly, concert-friendly girly footwear fashionable for a minute now, and the world is finally ready.
—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2025
The girly style is all grown up.
—Nina Derwin, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2025
Toughen Up a Feminine Plaid Dress Loewe’s shiny plaid dress feels girly, but less so when it’s anchored by heavy extras like combat boots and a leather bomber.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
Stanley x Barbie collection — released in honor of the doll’s 65th anniversary — was also girly, blingy, and (yes) pink-powered to the max.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 6 Mar. 2025
Its surface shimmers with a girlie patina of iridescent pink and turns stacks of abacus beads into bangle bracelets.
—Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
The look is both exuberantly girly and unapologetically provocative—a cousin of the capital-R romantic trend known as coquettecore, but a lot cheekier.
—Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
In so doing, Pratt became a rallying voice, and Montag’s songs a soundtrack for resilience, solidarity, and pop-girlie superstrength.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2025
Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
Simone Rocha has been making walkable city-friendly, concert-friendly girly footwear fashionable for a minute now, and the world is finally ready.
—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2025
The girly style is all grown up.
—Nina Derwin, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2025
Toughen Up a Feminine Plaid Dress Loewe’s shiny plaid dress feels girly, but less so when it’s anchored by heavy extras like combat boots and a leather bomber.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
Stanley x Barbie collection — released in honor of the doll’s 65th anniversary — was also girly, blingy, and (yes) pink-powered to the max.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 6 Mar. 2025
Its surface shimmers with a girlie patina of iridescent pink and turns stacks of abacus beads into bangle bracelets.
—Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
The look is both exuberantly girly and unapologetically provocative—a cousin of the capital-R romantic trend known as coquettecore, but a lot cheekier.
—Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
In so doing, Pratt became a rallying voice, and Montag’s songs a soundtrack for resilience, solidarity, and pop-girlie superstrength.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girlie
Adjective
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One of Jeanne Lanvin’s most famous innovations was the robe de style, which could be seen as an ultra feminine response to the garçonne look embraced by flappers.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Daniel and Gabriela Curti, a married couple visiting from Buenos Aires, Argentina, said R-Evolution captured the feminine strength and liberation Bay Area artist Marco Cochrane had sought to portray.—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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As if the florals weren’t girlish enough, Kidman—styled by Jason Bolden—cinched her waist with a black satin bow belt.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
12 Dec. 2024
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With a big smile and girlish shrug of her shoulders, the blade finds flesh and digs in.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Through it all, Deneuve’s Bernadette presents a model of soft-spoken, womanly perseverance.—
Armond White,
National Review,
23 Apr. 2025
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My favorite was the dystopian one featured in the tour’s promotional, majestically capturing a Black, womanly otherworldliness concomitant with her performance.—
Julian Randall,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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The boys club that comprises this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class also contains a female solo musician who has always been a striking presence: Cyndi Lauper.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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The 1976 song was a subversive celebration of female sexuality and rejection of the patriarchy by an all-female band.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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So in a move that no one had approved, Wayans put on an effeminate voice for the character in hopes Executive Producer Lorne Michaels would be angry.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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In both sketches, Keaton plays an effeminate man who doesn’t quite understand the assignment.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes,
20 Oct. 2024
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“Girlie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlie. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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