girly
adjective/ˈɡɜːli/
/ˈɡɜːrli/
(also girlie)
[only before noun] (informal)- (sometimes disapproving) thought to be suitable for or typical of girls, not boys
- She's a real girly girl.
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- usually girlie(old-fashioned) containing photographs of women wearing few or no clothes, that are intended to cause sexual excitement
- girlie magazines
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