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- noun The state or condition of being
waifish .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Reed's powerful idealism and aloofness and, in the 60's, sexism; Sue's original waifishness and later, under other writers, revealed inner strength; Johnny's supreme eagerness and ever-growing maturity; and Ben's self-pity and constant, indefatigable faith in his friends.
365 Reasons to Love Comics #345 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2007
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Despite her waifishness, she takes a job unloading the store's delivery truck.
Coach House Books 2010
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Loeb, but her waifishness is tempered with a Joan Osborne maturity, straightforward and thankfully free of forced croaks for decorative value.
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I gave the act my best doe-eyed waifishness, and the coppers drizzled in.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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I gave the act my best doe-eyed waifishness, and the coppers drizzled in.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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