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manly |
Overview of adj manly The adj manly has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. manly, manful, manlike -- (possessing qualities befitting a man) 2. male, manful, manlike, manly, virile -- (characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports") Overview of adv manly The adv manly has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. manfully, manly -- (in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man; "having said her say Peggy manfully shouldered her burden and prepared to break up yet another home") Antonyms of adj manly 2 senses of manly Sense 1 manly (vs. unmanly), manful, manlike unmanly (vs. manly), unmanful, unmanlike => effeminate, emasculate, epicene, cissy, sissified, sissyish, sissy => womanish => timid Sense 2 male, manful, manlike, manly, virile INDIRECT (VIA masculine) -> feminine Similarity of adj manly 2 senses of manly Sense 1 manly (vs. unmanly), manful, manlike => doughty, fearless, hardy => man-sized Also See-> masculine#2 Sense 2 male, manful, manlike, manly, virile => masculine (vs. feminine) Attributes of adj manly Familiarity of adj manly manly used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj manly aldermanly gentlemanly manly seamanly statesmanly ungentlemanly unmanly unwomanly womanly Overview of adj manly The adj manly has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. manly, manful, manlike -- (possessing qualities befitting a man) 2. male, manful, manlike, manly, virile -- (characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports") Overview of adv manly The adv manly has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. manfully, manly -- (in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man; "having said her say Peggy manfully shouldered her burden and prepared to break up yet another home")
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