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GIRLY Antonyms

There are 13 antonyms of the word girly. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For GIRLY

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manly
adjectiveadj
adjective

• possessing qualities befitting a man

adverb

• in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man

adjective satellite

• characteristic of a man

masculine
adjectiveadj
adjective

• male (of grammatical gender)

• associated with men and not with women

noun

• a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male

adjective satellite

• (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable

unwomanly
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not womanly

boyish
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• befitting or characteristic of a young boy

rugged
adjectiveadj
adjective

• sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring

• having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface

adjective satellite

• topographically very uneven

• very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution

tough
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not given to gentleness or sentimentality

• physically toughened

• resistant to cutting or chewing

noun

• someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing

• an aggressive and violent young criminal

• a cruel and brutal fellow

adjective satellite

• very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution

• substantially made or constructed

• violent and lawless

• feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')

• unfortunate or hard to bear

• making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

unladylike
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective satellite

• lacking the behavior or manner or style considered proper for a lady

unmanly
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not possessing qualities befitting a man

adverb

• without qualities thought to befit a man

adjective satellite

• lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful

butch
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine

• a closely cropped haircut; usually for men or boys

adjective satellite

• used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner

• (of male or female homosexuals) characterized by stereotypically male traits or appearance

hoyden
nounn
noun

• a girl who behaves in a boyish manner

hoydenish
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• used of girls; wild and boisterous

mannish
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• resembling or imitative of or suggestive of a man rather than a woman

• characteristic of a man as distinguished from a woman

tomboyish
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• used of girls; wild and boisterous

Alternatives for MANLY

Alternatives for MASCULINE

Alternatives for BOYISH

Alternatives for RUGGED

Alternatives for TOUGH

Alternatives for UNLADYLIKE

Alternatives for UNMANLY

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