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Definitions for: Manly [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"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: doughty, fearless, hardy, male, manful, manfully, manlike, man-sized, virile
Antonyms: unmanful, unmanfully, unmanlike, unmanly, unmanly
See Also: masculine
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