childishly

[US]/'tʃaildiʃli/
[UK]/ˈtʃaɪldɪʃlɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

childishly
adv. in a naive or immature manner; in a juvenile way.

Phrases & Collocations

act childishly

behave childishly

childishly imitate

childishly stubborn

childishly naive

Example Sentences

he is childishly egocentric.

She childishly refused to share her toys with her younger sister.

He childishly insisted on having his favorite ice cream for dinner.

The childishly drawn picture brought a smile to everyone's face.

She childishly pouted when she didn't get her way.

He childishly pretended to be a superhero during recess.

The childishly written note was full of spelling errors.

She childishly stomped her feet when she was told no.

He childishly challenged his friends to a game of tag.

The childishly decorated cake was a hit at the birthday party.

She childishly clung to her favorite stuffed animal wherever she went.

Real-world Examples

Wozniak, in contrast, was shy and socially awkward, which made him seem childishly sweet.

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

Excuse me, I was hoping to purchase some practical joke paraphernalia so that I may behave childishly.

Source: Young Sheldon - Season 2

Awful? They don't find it so. On the contrary, they like it. It's light, it's childishly simple.

Source: Brave New World

At twenty-two, young people are still so near childhood that they often conduct themselves childishly.

Source: Eugénie Grandet

He had on a sailor's hat with the brim pulled down childishly to shield his eyes, although there was no sun out.

Source: Flowers for Algernon

The idea drove him childishly frantic.

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 1)

I felt there was something childishly non-committal about my response.

Source: Me Before You

How childishly blind he must have seemed to this mere girl!

Source: A pair of blue eyes (Part 2)

He looked so childishly vexed and crest-fallen that I hastened to console him.

Source: The Mystery of Styles Court

Then she cavorted childishly for him until he smiled and she laughed and they began having a good time.

Source: The Night is Gentle (Part Two)

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