boyly

English

Etymology

From boy +‎ -ly.

Adjective

boyly (comparative more boyly, superlative most boyly)

1. (rare) Characteristic of a boy; boyish.
   • 2007, Amber Kizer, Gert Garibaldi's Rants and Raves: One Butt Cheek at a Time, New York, NY: Delacorte Press, →ISBN, page 188:

     I thought I really liked Lucas, but maybe not. Is it possible to like two boys at once, a manly boy and a boyly man? Lucas is more man than boy. Stephen is more boy than man.