meitenīgs

From meitene (“girl, young woman”) +‎ -īgs.

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meitenīgs (definite meitenīgais, comparative meitenīgāks, superlative vismeitenīgākais, adverb meitenīgi)

1. girly, girlish (typical or characteristic of girls, young women; reminiscent of girls, young women)

   meitenīgs izskats ― girly, girlish appearance, look

   meitenīga kautrība ― girly, girlish shyness

   meitenīgs tērps ― girly, girlish clothes

   meitenīgs smaids ― girly, girlish smile

   loma prasīja meitenīgu pievilcību, zināmu naivumu pasaulēs uzskata ― the role demanded a girlish appeal, a certain naivety of world vision

   viņai vairs nebija dzeltenīgo bizīšu, meitenīga valodīguma un slaiduma, toties daudz smagu pārdzīvojumu ― she no longer had yellow braids and a girlish talkativeness and slenderness, but (she had gone through) many heavy (= difficult) experiences

   augumā Zenta nebija par Ģirtu mazāka, bet pret vīra platajiem pleciem viņa šķita pavisam meitenīga ― Zenta was not of smaller height than Ģirts, but next to (her) husband's broad shoulders she looked definitely girlish

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