Usually means: Characteristic of a young schoolboy.
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  1. schoolboyish: Merriam-Webster
  2. schoolboyish: Collins English Dictionary
  3. schoolboyish: Vocabulary.com
  4. schoolboyish: Wordnik
  5. schoolboyish: Wiktionary
  6. schoolboyish: Dictionary.com
  7. schoolboyish: Rhymezone
  8. schoolboyish: FreeDictionary.org
  9. schoolboyish: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. schoolboyish: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ adjective:  Resembling a schoolboy in behaviour.

Similar:
young, boyish, boylike, immature, schoolgirlish, boy scoutish, schoollike, schoolmasterish, studentlike, boyly, more...

Opposite:
mature, grown-up, adult

Types:
juvenile, youthful, boyish, childish, immature, more...

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Similar:
young, boyish, boylike, immature, schoolgirlish, boy scoutish, schoollike, schoolmasterish, studentlike, boyly, more...

Opposite:
mature, grown-up, adult

Types:
juvenile, youthful, boyish, childish, immature, more...



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