What does schoolgirly mean?
Schoolgirly means (informal) schoolgirlish.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(informal) schoolgirlish.
Mrs. Wilbur's paper was earnest, enthusiastic, a trifle schoolgirly in its sounding periods. It caused much more discussion than poor Flaubert.
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.
"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."
Use schoolgirly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Schoolgirly means (informal) schoolgirlish.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Mrs. Wilbur's paper was earnest, enthusiastic, a trifle schoolgirly in its sounding periods. It caused much more discussion than poor Flaubert.
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