schoolboyish

schoolboyish

English

Etymology

From schoolboy +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈskuːlbɔɪɪʃ/

Adjective

schoolboyish (comparative more schoolboyish, superlative most schoolboyish)

1. Resembling a schoolboy in behaviour.
   • 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1119:

     ‘I know you think it schoolboyish, but there is a man behind me and a man before, I am part of a chain, a link.’