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Boisterous vs Girly - What's the difference?

boisterous | girly |

As adjectives the difference between boisterous and girly

is that boisterous is full of energy; exuberant; noisy while girly is characteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, sweet.

As a noun girly is

(child speak ) girl.

boisterous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Full of energy; exuberant; noisy.
  • Characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy.
  • Having or resembling animal exuberance.

    • girly

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Characteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, sweet

    • Usage notes

    * Girly may be applied to a person of either sex and of any age.

    Synonyms

    * (applied to a girl or woman ): feminine, girlish, womanly * (applied to a boy or man ): effeminate, unmanly

    Antonyms

    * (applied to a girl or woman ): butch, hoyden, hoydenish, mannish, masculine, tomboyish, unwomanly * (applied to a boy or man ): butch, manly, masculine

    Derived terms

    * girly girl * girlyman

    Noun

    (girlies)
  • (child speak ) girl

    • Synonyms

    * See also