I. girl ‧ ie 1 BrE AmE , girly /ˈɡɜːli $ ˈɡɜːrli/ adjective informal
1 . girlie magazine/calendar etc a magazine etc with pictures of women with no clothes on
2 . British English a girl or woman who is girlie behaves in a silly way, for example by pretending to be shy or always thinking about how she looks
3 . British English spoken suitable only for girls rather than men or boys:
Pink’s a girlie colour!
II. girlie 2 BrE AmE noun [countable] old-fashioned not polite
an offensive word used by men when talking to a woman who they think is less sensible or intelligent than a man
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THESAURUS
■ relating to women
▪ female relating to women or girls:
female voters
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Advertisers try to sell things by using images of the female body.
▪ feminine used about qualities that are considered to be typical of women:
You must not cry or show any other feminine weakness.
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the ideal of feminine beauty
▪ womanly behaving, dressing etc in a way that is thought to be typical of or suitable for a woman – used to show approval:
her womanly figure
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the womanly virtues of compassion and patience
▪ girly/girlie informal behaving or dressing in a way that is thought to be typical of young girls, or suitable for a girl – often used disapprovingly:
Stop being so girly! It's only a mouse!
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a very girlie pink dress
▪ effeminate disapproving a man who is effeminate looks or behaves like a woman:
His long blonde hair made him look rather effeminate.
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a pale effeminate-looking young man