Meaning of tomboylike | Babel Free

Definitions

Like a tomboy; tomboyish.

Examples

“Evelyn spoke of having been her father's favorite as a child, of Father's appreciating her competence, energy, and tomboylike feistiness...”

“And few singers matched her deadpan comic timing and physical nimbleness in lighter roles like⟳ Rosina in Rossini’s “Barbiere di Siviglia,” whom Ms. Sills portrayed as a ditsy yet determined young woman, and Marie, the tomboylike heroine raised by a military regiment in Donizetti’s “Fille du Régiment.””

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