girlie

variants or girly

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Recent Examples of girlie Instead of going edgy, Michael Kors put the model in a super-girlie floral look from head to toe. Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2022 The clients had asked that the space not be too girlie, and the wallcovering, a holdover from the suite’s life as guest quarters, worked as a neutral background. Alison Van Houten, WSJ, 21 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girlie
Adjective
  • Their stories merge into a vast river of feminine creative experience, carrying with them centuries of resistance against the patriarchal pathologization of their creative struggles.
    Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Today, the brand is solely owned by Georgina Chapman, who continues to craft exquisitely feminine eveningwear, bridalwear and dresses in luxe fabrics and details for any event.
    Tonya Blazio-Licorish, WWD, 30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • As if the florals weren’t girlish enough, Kidman—styled by Jason Bolden—cinched her waist with a black satin bow belt.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
  • From the pale, girlish gowns of childhood, their wardrobes become elegant in color and pattern, contrasting with one another.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • My favorite was the dystopian one featured in the tour’s promotional, majestically capturing a Black, womanly otherworldliness concomitant with her performance.
    Julian Randall, Essence, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Her namesake designs reflect her penchant for luxurious fabrics and impeccable make, unexpected flourishes via volume or texture, and womanly silhouettes with a modernist touch.
    Miles Socha, WWD, 4 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • What the seventh art has been notoriously bad at is exploring the concept of female desire, in all of its complexities and clandestine, dark-corner complications.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Today, female artists are reclaiming their narratives in ways that would have been unthinkable decades ago.
    Sughnen Yongo, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • In both sketches, Keaton plays an effeminate man who doesn’t quite understand the assignment.
    Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • But worry not: Once it’s done poking fun at an effeminate male stereotype, the script swoops in with a cautious coming-out monologue perfectly tailored to generate a fresh round of headlines celebrating and/or criticizing Disney’s latest LGBTQ milestone.
    Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2021

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“Girlie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlie. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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