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tomboyish

tomboyish adjective: resembling or characteristic of a tomboy.

Adjective

tomboyish (comparative more tomboyish, superlative most tomboyish)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a tomboy.
    Synonyms:
    tomboyful

Synonyms of tomboyish

Forms of tomboyish

comparativemore tomboyish
superlativemost tomboyish

Origin of tomboyish

From tomboy + -ish.

Words formed from tomboyish

Questions about tomboyish

What does tomboyish mean?
Tomboyish means resembling or characteristic of a tomboy.
What part of speech is tomboyish?
Tomboyish is an adjective.

Words near tomboyish in the dictionary

  1. Tomboro
  2. tomboy
  3. Tomboye
  4. tomboyful
  5. tomboyhood
  6. tomboyish
  7. tomboyishly
  8. tomboyishness
  9. tomboyism
  10. tomboylike
  11. tomboys

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