| 释义 |
ˈgirlfully, adv. nonce-wd.
[f. girl n. + -ful + -ly2.]
With the energy characteristic of a girl.
1886J. Ashby-Sterry Lazy Minstr. (ed. 2) 156 But still the two maidens tramp girlfully on. 1895Crockett Sweeth. Trav. 206 Defending herself girlfully with a branch of bramble. Foot-note, Why should not one say ‘boyfully’, ‘girlfully’, if one can say ‘manfully’? |