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  • adverb In a kittenish manner.

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Examples

  • She kittenishly stated she had no idea what the Vice President's job is or what a VP does all day, would prefer to be governor since she likes to stay busy.

    CBS To Air More Footage Of Couric Interviewing Palin This Week 2009

  • The kittenishly seductive Bianchi is fetching as Bond's dicey love interest, and veteran Mexican actor Pedro Armendariz also excels as Bond's savvy Istanbul contact (sadly, he was dying of cancer during the shoot).

    John Farr: The Best Sean Connery Movies by Farr 2008

  • “Oh well,” she said, putting down my chart and stretching kittenishly on her way out the door, “I have all the time in the world.”

    A Matter of Life and Death Williams, Marjorie 2005

  • “Oh well,” she said, putting down my chart and stretching kittenishly on her way out the door, “I have all the time in the world.”

    A Matter of Life and Death Williams, Marjorie 2005

  • But the new Martha flirts kittenishly with the camera.

    Not the Same Girl I Used to Know - Tuned In - TIME.com 2005

  • Rashalleila Nuaman switched off the spy-screen and smiled kittenishly to herself.

    The Tar-Aiym Krang Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1983

  • Rashalleila Nuaman switched off the spy-screen and smiled kittenishly to herself.

    The Tar-Aiym Krang Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1983

  • Rashalleila Nuaman switched off the spy-screen and smiled kittenishly to herself.

    Tar Aiym Krang Foster, Alan Dean 1972

  • This proved something of a blessing, as it made her forget her ailments for a few days, and blush and giggle kittenishly whenever Zatopec appeared.

    My Family and Other Animals Durrell, Gerald, 1925- 1956

  • It sprawled kittenishly, its deceptive softness faintly suggesting fur; at once playful and destructive.

    Greener Than You Think Ward Moore 1940

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