Meaning of manly in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Adverb
    1. Definitions
  4. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    manly

    Definitions

    1. characteristic of a man

    Examples

    • « a deep male voice »
    • « manly sports »

    Synonyms

  2. Adverb

    manly

    Definitions

    1. in a manful manner

    Examples

    • « 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

  3. Qualitative Adjective

    manly

    Definitions

    1. possessing qualities befitting a man

    Synonyms

    Antonyms

Famous quotes

  • « Good fellowship and friendship are lasting, rational and manly pleasures. »
    William Wycherley
  • « The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom. »
    Plato
  • « Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart. »
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  • « The strong manly ones in life are those who understand the meaning of the word patience. »
    Tokugawa Ieyasu
  • « Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly. Nothing is so praiseworthy, nothing so clearly shows a great and noble soul, as clemency and readiness to forgive. »
    Marcus Tullius Cicero

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