girlish UK /ˈɡɜː.lɪʃ/US /ˈɡɝ.lɪʃ/ adjective2 •Like (that of) a girl; feminine.She saw her own face, glowing with girlish beauty, and illuminating all the interior of the dusky mirror in which she had been wont to gaze at it. — 1850 •(no longer used) Of or relating to girlhood. formsmore girlish · most girlish