Antonyms for kittenish


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kit-n-ish
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɪt n ɪʃ


Definition of kittenish

Origin :
  • 1754, from kitten + -ish. Related: Kittenishly; Kittenishness.
  • adj frisky, playful
Example sentences :
  • She was fully forty-five, but she was kittenish for her age.
  • Extract from : « Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective » by Ellis Parker Butler
  • She was pretty and kittenish, with fluffy hair and an eternal smile.
  • Extract from : « The Opal Serpent » by Fergus Hume
  • Miss Peggy was losing her kittenish grace, was becoming lumpy.
  • Extract from : « Tommy and Co. » by Jerome K. Jerome
  • A kittenish grace in these things, which is pleasant in so old a cat.
  • Extract from : « History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XVI. (of XXI.) » by Thomas Carlyle
  • And Anna, she flashes them high-powered eyes of hers at me kittenish.
  • Extract from : « The House of Torchy » by Sewell Ford
  • There was a deal more in Mrs. Stapleton besides the kittenish qualities.
  • Extract from : « The Necromancers » by Robert Hugh Benson
  • Her manner toward her kittenish parent was rather sternly maternal.
  • Extract from : « Half Portions » by Edna Ferber
  • The idea of the serious-minded Veronica developing a bubbling or kittenish manner was too much for them.
  • Extract from : « The Madcap of the School » by Angela Brazil
  • Throckmorton was rather vexed at the charm this kittenish young thing cast over him.
  • Extract from : « Throckmorton » by Molly Elliot Seawell
  • She was liable to lean up against you in a playful, kittenish kind of a way, and cave in most of your ribs.
  • Extract from : « From Place to Place » by Irvin S. Cobb

Synonyms for kittenish

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