Hoydenish
Hoydenish adjective - Having qualities or traits that are traditionally considered inappropriate for a girl or woman.
Usage example: a hoydenish woman, who smoked cigars and wore heavy work boots to town
Tomboyish
Tomboyish adjective - Having qualities or traits that are traditionally considered inappropriate for a girl or woman.
Usage example: her father thought that ice hockey was a little too tomboyish for her, but her mother and older brother encouraged her to take it up
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- boisterous and hoydenish
- boisterous and tomboyish
- masculine and hoydenish
- masculine and tomboyish
- strong and hoydenish
- strong and tomboyish
- male and hoydenish
- male and tomboyish
- virile and hoydenish
- virile and tomboyish
- manly and hoydenish
- manly and tomboyish
- manlike and hoydenish
- manlike and tomboyish
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