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
Unladylike and hoydenish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unladylike" instead an adjective "Hoydenish".
Unladylike
Unladylike adjective - Having qualities or traits that are traditionally considered inappropriate for a girl or woman.
Usage example: the female boxers were pummeling one another in decidedly unladylike fashion
Hoydenish and unladylike are semantically related. You can use "Hoydenish" instead an adjective "Unladylike".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- ill-mannered and hoydenish
- ill-mannered and unladylike
- boisterous and hoydenish
- boisterous and unladylike
- masculine and hoydenish
- masculine and unladylike
- uncouth and hoydenish
- uncouth and unladylike
- unsophisticated and hoydenish
- unsophisticated and unladylike
- bold and hoydenish
- bold and unladylike
- inelegant and hoydenish
- inelegant and unladylike
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