"schoolboyishly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more schoolboyishly [comparative], most schoolboyishly [superlative]
Etymology: schoolboyish + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|schoolboyish|ly|id2=adverbial}} schoolboyish + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} schoolboyishly (comparative more schoolboyishly, superlative most schoolboyishly)
  1. In a schoolboyish way.
    Sense id: en-schoolboyishly-en-adv-5Z8-3HON Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial)

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