as in masculine
having qualities or traits that are traditionally considered inappropriate for a girl or woman
a designer whose eclectic spring line paired hoydenish work boots with frilly skirts
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The Impressionist artist depicted masculine figures ranging from workers to members of his family and inner circle, and the concentration of these paintings came as a revelation to many guests.Joelle Diderich, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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Others have pointed to poor messaging toward women on the part of Republicans, pointing to overly masculine messaging from figures such as Elon Musk.Julia Manchester, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
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The new girl’s unladylike bravado ensures that she will be asked to board with the Brown girl.Chris Bohjalian, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
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In fact, one of the choicest bites of the entire meal was an unladylike gnaw of the generous gristle on a bone followed by a spoonful of marrow-thickened soup, bobbing with cubes of cleansing daikon.Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2022
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The intention behind this final postcard may have been, yet again, to paint the fight for suffrage as absurd, to make suffragists seem like willful, unfeminine animals.Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
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This really helped cement this idea that there was something or there could be something unfeminine about successful athletes.Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 1 Aug. 2024
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The Brazilian is currently dealing with disappointment after being overlooked for the Ballon d'Or award for best male player.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Trump had the upper hand among male and female likely Iowa voters.Filip Timotija, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Hoydenish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoydenish. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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