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Adverbs (1)

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"

Adjectives (6)

manlike, manful

adj. possessing qualities befitting a man

male, manlike, manful, virile

adj. characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports"

Fuzzynyms (0)

Synonyms (5)

masculine

adj. associated with men and not with women

male

adj. characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports"

butch, macho

adj. used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner

mannish

adj. characteristic of a man as distinguished from a woman; "true mannish arrogance"

Antonyms (15)

unmanly, unmanful, unmanlike

adj. not possessing qualities befitting a man

sissy, emasculate, effeminate, epicene, cissy, sissified, sissyish

adj. having unsuitable feminine qualities

fearful, cowardly, pusillanimous

adj. lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley

unmanly, unmanfully

adv. without qualities thought to befit a man

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