1
: resembling or suggesting a man rather than a woman
2
: generally associated with or characteristic of a man rather than a woman
her mannish clothes
mannishly
adverb
mannishness
noun
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Examples of mannish in a Sentence
She was wearing a hat and mannish clothing.
She had a deep and rather mannish voice.
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Here, the suffragists portrayed are mannish and middle-aged, typical of many negative suffragist depictions, stereotyping them as unsexed spinsters.
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Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
The dialogue between masculine and feminine was one of the most present trends, alternating romantic flower prints and baby-doll apparel as seen at Chloé, Loewe, Acne, Dries Van Noten; and tomboy to mannish attitude and clothes such as Saint Laurent and Loewe.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
But Muir’s co-moderator, Linsey Davis, was a different case: Davis wore a mannish, gray suit jacket and struck a pose of martinet — almost schoolmarmish — solemnity.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 Sep. 2024
Sandra wears a suit jacket in court to signal her bisexuality, consistent with the mannish presiding judge (Anne Rotger) and the accusatory court spectators.
—Armond White, National Review, 31 Jan. 2024
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Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
The dialogue between masculine and feminine was one of the most present trends, alternating romantic flower prints and baby-doll apparel as seen at Chloé, Loewe, Acne, Dries Van Noten; and tomboy to mannish attitude and clothes such as Saint Laurent and Loewe.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
But Muir’s co-moderator, Linsey Davis, was a different case: Davis wore a mannish, gray suit jacket and struck a pose of martinet — almost schoolmarmish — solemnity.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 Sep. 2024
Sandra wears a suit jacket in court to signal her bisexuality, consistent with the mannish presiding judge (Anne Rotger) and the accusatory court spectators.
—Armond White, National Review, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Mannish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mannish. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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mannish
adjective
man·nish
ˈman-ish 
: resembling, suggesting, suitable to, or characteristic of a man rather than a woman
a mannish voice
her mannish clothes
mannishly
adverb
mannishness
noun
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