Dictionary Entry
manly
manly is a 5-letter English word with 5 senses as adverb and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Having qualities becoming to a man; not childish or womanish; manlike, esp. brave, courageous, resolute, noble. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1superlative
Having qualities becoming to a man; not childish or womanish; manlike, esp. brave, courageous, resolute, noble.
- 2adverb
In a manly manner; with the courage and fortitude of a manly man; as, to act manly.
- 3adjective
possessing qualities befitting a man
- 4adjective
characteristic of a man
"a deep male voice"
"manly sports"
- 5adverb
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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