hoidenish
- a word derived from hoiden.
Example Sentences
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The tenement No. 76 Madison Street had been for some time scandalized by the hoidenish ways of Rose Baruch, the little cloak maker on the top floor.
From Children of the Tenements by Relyea, C. M. (Charles Mark)
In my childhood I was particularly fond of the hoidenish amusement of jumping out of our high barn-window, and landing on the straw underneath.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862 by Various
Sir Everard certainly was very sorry for that hoidenish Miss Hunsden.
From The Baronet's Bride by Fleming, May Agnes
But in an instant she recovered something of her old hoidenish composure; and in that moment she remembered, too, how he had seemed to slight her of late, and her pride rebelled hotly.
From Pretty Madcap Dorothy Or, How She Won a Lover by Libbey, Laura Jean
Give up one hoidenish way at a time; that will be easier than trying to do all at once, you know.
From We Ten Or, The Story of the Roses by Yechton, Barbara, [pseud.]
