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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