girlfriendly

English

Etymology

From girlfriend +‎ -ly.

Adjective

girlfriendly (comparative more girlfriendly, superlative most girlfriendly)

1. In the manner of a girlfriend.
   • 2004, Melanie Jackson, The Mask on the Cruise Ship, page 22:

     I'd guessed right about my sister, for, glowing with girlfriendly pride, she began to tell Julie about Jack...

   • 2008 January 6, Kelefa Sanneh, “The Anticipated, the Indie and the Overlooked”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     It’s called ... or rather, it’s about ... see, it describes ... well, let’s just say it’s about a girlfriend who suspects her boyfriend of infidelity, and who proposes to conduct an investigation before committing herself to any girlfriendly activity.