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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

tomboyish en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Aramaic תאמא Aramaic תאומאbor. Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs)bor. Latin Thōmāsbor. Middle English Thomas Middle English Thomme English Tom English tom Proto-Indo-European *bʰā- Proto-Germanic *bō- Proto-West Germanic *bōjō Old English *bōia Middle English boye English boy English tomboy Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English tomboyish From tomboy + -ish.

Meanings

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a tomboy.

Forms

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most tomboyish Degree=Sup lexicographic
more tomboyish Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

untomboyish · tomboyishly · tomboyishness

Synonyms

tomboyful