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refreshingly feministy

refreshingly feministy

9.9
Showing support for women's equal rights in a new, pleasant way
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈfrɛʃɪŋli ˈfɛmɪnɪsti/
translation icon : feminista refrescante
  • Her essay offered a refreshingly feministy take on workplace equality.

Examples

  • The film's dialogue was refreshingly feministy without feeling forced or didactic.

  • Critics praised the novel for its refreshingly feministy portrayal of its main character.

  • Her speech was refreshingly feministy and resonated with the audience.

  • The movie presented a refreshingly feministy take on traditional roles.

  • Critics praised the novel for its refreshingly feministy portrayal of its main character.

  • Her essay offered a refreshingly feministy take on workplace equality.

  • The film's dialogue was refreshingly feministy without feeling forced or didactic.

Antonyms

traditional
994 1.5

Following long-held customs and ways of doing things

stale
32 3.1

Not new or interesting because of repetition

How Refreshing

refreshingly feministy
9.9
traditional
994 1.5

Surface Forms

refreshingly feministy positive

Morphology

refreshingly + feministy

The adverb 'refreshingly' clearly signals manner, and 'feministy' appears to be a nonce/creative adjective derived from 'feminist' meaning 'having feminist qualities', so a learner who recognises that derivation can infer 'in a pleasantly/newly feminist way'. However, the nonstandard morphology and evaluative nuance of 'feministy' make the exact pragmatic shading and acceptability less predictable, so the phrase is not fully transparently compositional.

Etymology

Refreshingly feministy mixes the image of a cool, new breeze (refreshingly) with a clear show of support for women (feministy). So, it describes something that presents a modern, positive feminist view in a way that feels pleasantly new or 'unexpected'.