boylike
Like a lad
Boylike describes qualities or behavior characteristic of boys—energetic, playful, unselfconscious, sometimes mischievous.
It often carries nostalgic or affectionate connotations: He had a boylike enthusiasm for model trains.
The word can describe adults who retain youthful qualities: Even at sixty, he had a boylike grin.
Playfully causing trouble
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
- prankishFond of tricks
- frolicsomeInclined to merriment
- roguishMischievously charming
spirited · rambunctious · energetic · boisterous · lively · fun-loving · adventurous · rowdy
Person in puberty
- teenageOf youth, 13-19
- pubescentSexually maturing
- lankyTall and ungainly thin
- ganglyAwkwardly tall and thin
gawky · coltish · fresh-faced · young · budding · stripling · growing · sprightly
Immature in manner
- juvenileYoung person or animal
- puerileChildishly foolish
- callowYouthfully naive and untested
- greenColor of vegetation
inexperienced · unsophisticated · naive · undeveloped · raw · fledgling · gullible · foolish
mischievous
Playfully causing trouble
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
- prankishFond of tricks
- frolicsomeInclined to merriment
roguish · spirited · rambunctious · energetic · boisterous · lively · fun-loving · adventurous · rowdy · rough-and-tumble
adolescent
Person in puberty
gangly · gawky · coltish · fresh-faced · young · budding · stripling · growing · sprightly · vigorous
childish
Immature in manner
green · inexperienced · unsophisticated · naive · undeveloped · raw · fledgling · gullible · foolish · simple
guileless
Free from deceit
trusting · ingenuous · sincere · unaffected · wide-eyed · unspoiled · angelic · uncorrupted · open · candid