boyish

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Steve Carell’s character in the likable, watchable and even lovable “Rooster” is classic Steve Carell: Self-aware, charming, boyish, incapable of reading a room, sidestepping a faux pas or calculating nuance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

For some reason, despite their boyish features they have thick beards.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Models Bella Hadid and Loli Bahia have also sported them with boyish style, adopting a long-standing tradition of wearing the necktie as a subversive projection of women's equal rights.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

“That was just stunning to me,” said the folksy Collinsworth, still lanky and boyish at 66.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

Harry heard him say brusquely to the goblins, and Bagman hurried through the pub toward Harry, his boyish grin back in place.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling