hoydenish
/ˈhɔɪdənɪʃ/
adjective
- Having the characteristics of a hoyden; tomboyish, boisterous, or lacking in conventional feminine refinement.
- Her hoydenish manners shocked the prim ladies at the tea party.
- With her hoydenish grin and scuffed knees, she was the terror of the neighborhood.
- The novel's heroine was delightfully hoydenish, preferring sword fights to embroidery.
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