Meaning of MANLY
| Pronunciation: | | 'manlee
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- [adv] 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"
- [adj] possessing qualities befitting a man
- [adj] characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports"
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| | Synonyms: | | doughty, fearless, hardy, male, manful, manfully, manlike, man-sized, virile |
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| | Antonyms: | | unmanful, unmanfully, unmanlike, unmanly, unmanly | | |
| | See Also: | | masculine | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Man"ly\, a. [Compar. {Manlier}; superl. {Manliest}.] [Man
+ -ly. Cf. {Manlike}.]
Having qualities becoming to a man; not childish or womanish;
manlike, esp. brave, courageous, resolute, noble.
Let's briefly put on manly readiness. --Shak.
Serene and manly, hardened to sustain The load of life.
--Dryden.
Syn: Bold; daring; brave; courageous; firm; undaunted; hardy;
dignified; stately.
\Man"ly\, adv.
In a manly manner; with the courage and fortitude of a manly
man; as, to act manly.
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| | Related Terms: | | andric, blameless, bold, bold-spirited, brave, bull, chivalric, chivalrous, Christian, clean, courageous, creditable, daring, dauntless, decent, doughty, erect, estimable, ethical, fair, fearless, full of integrity, gallant, gentlemanlike, gentlemanly, good, greathearted, hardy, heroic, herolike, highly respectable, high-minded, high-principled, honest, honorable, immaculate, intrepid, inviolate, ironhearted, irreproachable, just, knightlike, knightly, law-abiding, law-loving, law-revering, lionhearted, macho, male, manful, manlike, mannish, masculine, moral, noble, plucky, principled, pure, red-blooded, reputable, resolute, respectable, right, righteous, right-minded, soldierlike, soldierly, spotless, stable, stainless, stalwart, steadfast, sterling, stout, stouthearted, true-dealing, true-devoted, true-disposing, truehearted, true-souled, true-spirited, unafraid, unblemished, uncorrupt, uncorrupted, undaunted, undefiled, uneffeminate, unflinching, unimpeachable, unshrinking, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untarnished, unwavering, upright, uprighteous, upstanding, valiant, valorous, venturesome, virile, virtuous, worthy, yeomanly |
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