schoolgirly
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From schoolgirl + -y.
Adjective
[edit]schoolgirly (comparative more schoolgirly, superlative most schoolgirly)
- (informal) schoolgirlish
- 1898, Robert Herrick, The Gospel of Freedom, page 115:
- Mrs. Wilbur's paper was earnest, enthusiastic, a trifle schoolgirly in its sounding periods. It caused much more discussion than poor Flaubert.
- 1960, Edna Ferber, A Peculiar Treasure: Autobiography, page 163:
- It was good writing; astringent, economical. I now saw that Dawn O'Hara was sentimental and schoolgirly. This second piece of writing had a completely different attack. It was as though two distinct people had written these two pieces of fiction.
- 2002, Jacqueline Wilson, Girls in Love, page 51:
- "I finished early at college so I thought I'd see if I could spot you amongst all your little schoolgirly chums. So come on. Let's go for a walk or something."