girlfriendly

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English

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Etymology

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From girlfriend +‎ -ly.

Adjective

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girlfriendly (comparative more girlfriendly, superlative most girlfriendly)

  1. In the manner of a girlfriend.
    • 2004, Melanie Jackson, The Mask on the Cruise Ship, page 22:
      I'd guessed right about my sister, for, glowing with girlfriendly pride, she began to tell Julie about Jack...
    • 2008 January 6, Kelefa Sanneh, “The Anticipated, the Indie and the Overlooked”, in New York Times[1]:
      It’s called ... or rather, it’s about ... see, it describes ... well, let’s just say it’s about a girlfriend who suspects her boyfriend of infidelity, and who proposes to conduct an investigation before committing herself to any girlfriendly activity.