kittenishadj.

Brit.

/ˈkɪtn̩ɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈkɪtn̩ɪʃ/

Etymology: < kitten n. + -ish suffix¹.

Like a kitten, or that of a kitten; having the qualities or characteristics of a kitten; playful.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > playfulness > [adjective]

gamingOE

playfulc1225

gamefulc1275

gamelya1350

gamesomea1375

playable?c1475

frisky?a1500

sporting1549

sportful1577

toyish1577

toyful1580

sportive1593

gambol1600

sportly1600

sporting1607

playsome1612

jiggish1635

toysome1638

ludible1656

ludibund1668

good-humoured1682

flippant1711

lusory1711

gamp1737

kittenish1753

sportable1767

disportive1773

whisky1782

playward1878

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison IV. xiv. 104 Such a kittenish disposition in her.

1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) ii. 9 She was all girlishness, and playfulness, and wildness, and kittenish buoyancy.

1895 ‘M. E. Francis’ Frieze & Fustian 45 The kittenish grace of her small slight figure.

Derivatives

ˈkittenishly adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > playfulness > [adverb]

gamelya1375

gamefullyc1410

gamesomelya1425

wantonlya1475

sportfullya1586

sportively1597

lasciviously1607

puppy-like1617

sportinglya1639

playsomely1646

playfully1736

disportively1810

kittenishly1896

1896 Locke Demagogue & Lady Phayre iii. 22 The little blue ribbon..with the bow tied kittenishly under her ear.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kittenish
释义	kittenishadj. Brit. /ˈkɪtn̩ɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈkɪtn̩ɪʃ/ Etymology: < kitten n. + -ish suffix¹. Like a kitten, or that of a kitten; having the qualities or characteristics of a kitten; playful. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > playfulness > [adjective] gamingOE playfulc1225 gamefulc1275 gamelya1350 gamesomea1375 playable?c1475 frisky?a1500 sporting1549 sportful1577 toyish1577 toyful1580 sportive1593 gambol1600 sportly1600 sporting1607 playsome1612 jiggish1635 toysome1638 ludible1656 ludibund1668 good-humoured1682 flippant1711 lusory1711 gamp1737 kittenish1753 sportable1767 disportive1773 whisky1782 playward1878 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison IV. xiv. 104 Such a kittenish disposition in her. 1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) ii. 9 She was all girlishness, and playfulness, and wildness, and kittenish buoyancy. 1895 ‘M. E. Francis’ Frieze & Fustian 45 The kittenish grace of her small slight figure. Derivatives ˈkittenishly adv. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > playfulness > [adverb] gamelya1375 gamefullyc1410 gamesomelya1425 wantonlya1475 sportfullya1586 sportively1597 lasciviously1607 puppy-like1617 sportinglya1639 playsomely1646 playfully1736 disportively1810 kittenishly1896 1896 Locke Demagogue & Lady Phayre iii. 22 The little blue ribbon..with the bow tied kittenishly under her ear. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1753
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