as in masculine
having qualities or traits that are traditionally considered inappropriate for a girl or woman
a designer whose eclectic spring line paired hoydenish work boots with frilly skirts
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Adjective
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Brands like War Paint and Stryx argue that men need products designed for their thicker, oilier skin, and packaged in masculine, tool-like containers that feel at home in a gym bag.—
Luke Fountain, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
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The suit – sharp, oversized, unapologetically masculine – changed all that.—
Adjective
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That would have been unladylike.—
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The new girl’s unladylike bravado ensures that she will be asked to board with the Brown girl.—
Adjective
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Dior’s collection referenced the H-line created by its founder Christian Dior for Fall-Winter 1954-1955 – a controversial silhouette at the time as its flattened shape appeared, for some, unfeminine.—
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The intention behind this final postcard may have been, yet again, to paint the fight for suffrage as absurd, to make suffragists seem like willful, unfeminine animals.—
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DiCaprio is up for best performance by a male actor in a motion picture, while Infiniti is up for best performance by a female actor.—
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On TikTok and Instagram, male creators post step-by-step makeup routines, product breakdowns and before-and-after results that often emphasize subtle changes rather than dramatic looks.—
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“Hoydenish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoydenish. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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