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Definition of Tomboyish
1. Adjective. Used of girls; wild and boisterous.
Definition of Tomboyish
1. Adjective. Displaying behavior associated with a tomboy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tomboyish
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tomboyish
Literary usage of Tomboyish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1902)
"There is a charm about them which is not all French; nevertheless there is a
French element about it, their little tomboyish tricks and expressions, ..."
2. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine by Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress) (1913)
"With a queer little quirk to his mouth, the gruff Senior Surgeon jerked his glance
back from the open window where, like the gleam of a slim tomboyish ankle ..."
3. The Music of Spain by Carl Van Vechten (1918)
"Geraldine Farrar, tomboyish and impertinent, Melrose with French sauce. . . .
Edyth Walker, a militant suffragette name. ..."
4. A Guide to the Best Fiction in English by Ernest Albert ( Baker (1913)
"Mrs. Pettigrew is a milder Mrs. Poyser, and the tomboyish, tender-hearted Tryphena,
with her alleged lack of " feelings," is prettily contrasted with the ..."
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