| 释义 |
kittenish, a.|ˈkɪt(ə)nɪʃ|
[f. kitten n. + -ish1.]
Like a kitten, or that of a kitten; having the qualities or characteristics of a kitten; playful.
1754Richardson Grandison (1812) IV. 115 Such a kittenish disposition in her. 1844Dickens Mart. Chuz. ii, She was all girlishness, and playfulness, and wildness, and kittenish buoyancy. 1895M. E. Francis Frieze & Fustian 45 The kittenish grace of her small slight figure.
Hence ˈkittenishly adv.
1896Locke Demagogue & Lady Phayre iii. 22 The little blue ribbon..with the bow tied kittenishly under her ear. |