adjective
- resembling or characteristic of a hoyden; boisterous, tomboyish, or lacking in refinement or modesty
Usage: somewhat dated or literary; often applied to girls or young women who behave in a bold, unladylike manner
Examples
- Her hoydenish behavior at the party shocked the more conservative guests.
- The hoydenish girl preferred climbing trees to wearing dresses.
- She had a hoydenish laugh that echoed through the drawing room.
- His sister's hoydenish antics made her the talk of the town.
- The novel's hoydenish heroine defied all social expectations of her era.