Synonyms for tomboyish

Grammar : Adj

Spell : tom-boi

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɒmˌbɔɪ

Définition of tomboyish

Origin : 1550s, "rude, boisterous boy," from Tom + boy; meaning "bold or immodest woman" is attested from 1570s; that of "girl who acts like a spirited boy" is first recorded 1590s.

As in mannish : adj manlike

Example sentences :

Would she be fair or dark, and would her ways be gentle or tomboyish?
Extract from : « The Love Story of Abner Stone » by Edwin Carlile Litsey

You can't keep up such a tomboyish trick all your life, and now is a good time to begin, I think.
Extract from : « We Ten » by Lyda Farrington Kraus

She was not a pretty girl, but was a tremendously healthy one--strong, well developed, and tomboyish in her activities.
Extract from : « The Girls of Central High Aiding the Red Cross » by Gertrude W. Morrison

She has dropped that hoydenish, tomboyish manner that was so offensive when she returned from the ranch.
Extract from : « Blue Bonnet in Boston » by Caroline E. Jacobs

She was not particularly drawn to merry, tomboyish Sahwah, because she was not musical, although they got along.
Extract from : « The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks » by Hildegard G. Frey

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