The Collaborative International Dictionary
boylike \boylike\ adj. same as boyish.
Syn: boyish, schoolboyish.
Wiktionary
a. Resembling a boy.
WordNet
adj. befitting or characteristic of a young boy; "a boyish grin"; "schoolboyish pranks" [syn: boyish, schoolboyish]
adv. like a boy; "he smiled boyishly at his fiancee" [syn: boyishly]
Usage examples of "boylike".
I followed in boylike imitation, searching every thicket for alien form and color, and yearning for stature and responsibility.
Worming my way, boylike, through the crowd, I came upon McGary and Harrod glaring at each other in the centre of it.
Wendy said thoughtfully, but Peter, boylike, was indifferent to appearances, and he was now jumping about in the wildest glee.
Grandmother said even a cupful of gas might make a difference one day whether some boylike Jimmylived or died.
Behind them at each blinkcharge point, the radio waves radiated outward, carrying with them the light, bantering talk of young men trying to pass the long wait with an oft-heard joke, a semi-witty remark or simply boylike rememberings of how it was to ride in the hist herding contest.