tomboyish
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6.0
- adjective
- /ˈtɑmˌbɔɪɪʃ/
- She was a tomboyish girl who loved climbing trees and playing soccer during recess.
- tomboyish girl
- tomboyish style
- tomboyish way
Examples
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She hadn't changed: the same mischievous, slightly slanting eyes, the same ears sticking out even from under her new long hairdo—in general, the same tomboyish air.
Fiction book (1994) -
As the woman moved into the cabin with athletic grace, Frances noted with a pang that she was slender and dark-haired, and, with a sharper pang, young and attractive in a tomboyish way.
Fiction book (2000) -
Her mother was tomboyish at her age, and that was fine with me.
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Thank God for all the bookish boys and all the tomboyish girls out there.
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Flapper style arose during the 1920s, when women became more rebellious and more tomboyish.
Blog text (16) -
McCaleb always thought Jaye Winston was attractive in a tomboyish way.
Fiction book (2001) -
I really liked the fact that this was a feisty, even tomboyish Cinderella who went riding, played pranks on the prince, and forced him to accept her on her own conditions.
Blog text (3) -
Although she looks much more tomboyish than Jody and a year or two younger, she is still quite cute and curvy, just lacking a bit in self-confidence when it comes to boys.
Fiction book (2000) -
By the end of a year, Isabel, a tall, wiry, tomboyish-looking girl, had become the gang's leader and a challenge to other gang leaders in the area.
Academic text (1998) -
In comparison with the soft porcelain femininity of her roommate, she was mildly tomboyish with short dark hair, a Mediterranean olive complexion, and an athletic build.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
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3.0
Like a young boy in look or behavior, showing innocence and being playful
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4.8
Having the playful, lively, and innocent ways of a boy
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7.2
Being playful and a little naughty like a young child
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9.9
A girl who behaves loudly and roughly like a tomboy
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Etymology
Tomboyish comes from tomboy, which itself is a simple blend of the common name Tom and boy; tomboy came to mean a girl who acts like a boy. The ending -ish means 'like', so tomboyish means 'like a tomboy' or 'showing boy-like behavior'.