Hoydenish
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Somewhat hoyden.
"...the money Lady Penryhn produced was as little as her services were great; she therefore, (guaranteed by a look from her grace) in a kind of mock-hoydenish manner, seized all the purses, emptied them into the auctioneer's hat, and declared that, as every one present had done their best, all were equal benefactors to the charity;..."
- 1 used of girls; wild and boisterous wordnet
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More examples"...the money Lady Penryhn produced was as little as her services were great; she therefore, (guaranteed by a look from her grace) in a kind of mock-hoydenish manner, seized all the purses, emptied them into the auctioneer's hat, and declared that, as every one present had done their best, all were equal benefactors to the charity;..."
Etymology
From hoyden + -ish.
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