"girly" meaning in English

See girly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡɝli/ [US], /ˈɡɜːli/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-girly.wav [UK] Forms: girly [positive], more girly [comparative], most girly [superlative]
Etymology: girl + -y Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|girl|y}} girl + -y Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something that is girly is for girls, or like a girl. Synonyms: feminine
    Sense id: simple-girly-en-adj-DEJeVz4Z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -y
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