Boyishly

boy pronunciation: function: noun usage: often attributive etymology: middle englishdate: 13th century 1 often offensive : a male servant2 a : a male child from birth to adulthood b : son c : an immature male lt;separate the men from the boysgt; lt;boy geniusgt; d : sweetheart, beau3 a : one native to a given place lt;local boygt; b : fellow, person lt;the boys at the officegt; c —used interjectionally to express intensity of feeling lt;boy, what a gamegt;— boy;hood noun — boy;ish adjective — boy;ish;ly adverb — boy;ish;ness noun