gamine
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2VERB + GAMINE
having
ADV.
determinedly
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noun
A (usually female) street urchin; a homeless girl.
A mischievous, playful, elfish, pert girl or young woman.
adj
Having a boyish, mischievous charm; elfish, typically with short hair.
In her navy linen trousers and her, perhaps too tight, white jersey, Jennifer was determinedly gamine.
It’s a wildly dated-looking and derivative film, a quaint adventure in fantasised naughtiness, like Ozon’s teen prostitute fantasy Jeune et Jolie in 2013, which starred his lead actress here, Marine Vacth, in a similarly gamine role.
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3In her navy linen trousers and her, perhaps too tight, white jersey, Jennifer was determinedly gamine.
WiktionaryIt’s a wildly dated-looking and derivative film, a quaint adventure in fantasised naughtiness, like Ozon’s teen prostitute fantasy Jeune et Jolie in 2013, which starred his lead actress here, Marine V
WiktionaryTom once described Mary as having a gamine look.
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