Manly
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
Both words in one sentence
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Tomboyish Voice: A woman with a deeper, more "manly" voice, to indicate that she's a tomboy.
Source: Women Are Delicate -
Homura is an Action Girl, not especially feminine or tomboyish, so she uses manly ranged weapons—non-magical guns and explosives.
Source: Guys Smash, Girls Shoot - On Gravity Falls, Wendy's tomboyish nature probably comes from having three younger brothers, no visible mother and Manly Dan for a father.
Source: I Have Brothers
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