hoydenishadj.
/ˈhɔɪdənɪʃ/, /ˈhɔɪdn̩ɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈhɔɪdn̩ɪʃ/ Having the character or manners of a hoyden; belonging to, or characteristic of a hoyden.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adjective] > ill-mannered > of woman or girl
hoyden1727
hoydening1758
hoydenish1780
the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adjective] > boisterously lively > having characteristics of a boisterous woman
hoyden1727
hoydenish1780
1780 F. Burney Jrnl. Apr. in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (2003) IV. 32 The Young Lady..half tonish, & half hoydenish.
1815 W. Irving in Life & Lett. (1864) I. 343 Mrs. Mardyn..vulgar without humor, and hoydenish without real whim and vivacity.
1861 G. J. Whyte-Melville Good for Nothing II. xlii. 195 Her somewhat hoydenish manner had acquired repose and dignity.
Derivatives
ˈhoydenishness n.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [noun] > unmannerliness > ill-breeding > specific behaviour of woman or girl
hoydening1758
hoydenhood1823
hoydenishness1858
hoydenism1886
the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [noun] > boisterous liveliness > boisterous woman > character or manners of
hoydenishness1858
hoydenism1886
1858 D. M. Mulock Woman's Thoughts about Women 22 Tacitly suggestive of hoydenishness.
1863 ‘Holme Lee’ Annis Warleigh III. 253 Her Mamma quite openly deplored her hoydenishness.
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adj.1780