GIRLY
What does "GIRLY" mean?
Characteristic of or appealing to girls in a stereotypically feminine way.
Meanings
- Suggestive of or suited to girls, especially in a soft, frilly, or conventionally feminine style. She painted the room a girly shade of pink with glittery trim. informal
Did you know?
- The root word 'girl' once had no gender: in Middle English a 'gyrle' was simply any young child, boy or girl, and it took centuries to mean only female.
Word origin
From 'girl' plus the adjectival '-y'; 'girl' is Middle English 'gyrle', which originally meant a young child of either sex.
Remember it
GIRLY = GIRL + Y; the 'y' tacks on the trait, the way '-y' turns 'sun' into 'sunny'.
A little poem
They sold her pink and called the colour weak-
she wore it like armour, soft and oblique.
couplet
What it teaches
A word used to belittle can be reclaimed as pride; softness is only a weakness to those who never tested it.
Quick facts
What does GIRLY mean?
Characteristic of or appealing to girls in a stereotypically feminine way.
Is GIRLY a valid word?
Yes — GIRLY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is GIRLY?
GIRLY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does GIRLY come from?
From 'girl' plus the adjectival '-y'; 'girl' is Middle English 'gyrle', which originally meant a young child of either sex.
What can GIRLY teach us?
A word used to belittle can be reclaimed as pride; softness is only a weakness to those who never tested it.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.