Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boyfriendish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: boyfriendish
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a boyfriend.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Nothing here that looks very boyfriendish."
"To help her out, I try to put on a very sincere face, a very caring face, a boyfriendish sort of face."
"So all I had to do was to be a nice boy and eat all that he served me and make sure not to act boyfriendish while he was around... and I would be safe."
"He was teasing me, not being flirty or boyfriendish."

Etymology

From boyfriend + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: boyfriend
Suffix: -ish

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more boyfriendish (comparative) most boyfriendish (superlative) boyfriend-ish (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

girlfriendish

Questions

What does boyfriendish mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a boyfriend.
Where does boyfriendish come from?: From boyfriend + -ish.

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