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boyish
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It was a radical act to walk into an all-male barbershop and ask for a boyish cut, just as it was nearly 70 years later when O’Connor did it.
My dad gave me his hearty laugh and his boyish eyes, but he could also be stoic, gruff, and comically reserved with his emotions.
To add insult to injury, NBC eventually replaced Leno in 2014 with a far less talented boyish goofball, Jimmy Fallon, who could never match the zany, brainy O’Brien on either silliness or smarts.
That was his boyish curiosity, his unbounded fascination with anything new.
I loved the boyish way he looked at me as the dad who could do no wrong.
I have a half shaved head, I wear boyish clothes and mostly act like a boy.
Newman imparts a simplicity and a boyish eagerness to his characters.
He was a biggish lad, with a boyish, slightly mischievous grin, and thoughtfulness and consideration were seamed in his character.
No one knows if Kerr actually succumbed to Bieber's "boyish" "charms," but she and Bloom did end up separating in 2013.
There were boyish suits from yesteryear with puffy white sleeves and fur collars worn by androgynous creatures with white faces.
His boyish suspenders had been put away in favor of a belt, which was tight-drawn about his slim waist.
During my two years here I yearned for God in my boyish way as perhaps I have never yearned for anything since.
Usually in high spirits, he often displayed a boyish playfulness that resembled the gambols of a big good-natured dog.
She could not even join in this boyish old fellow's hurraying; yet looking on her happy face, he was quite satisfied.
I would live my life not to excite her suspicions or jealousy, said the artist, with boyish enthusiasm and simplicity.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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