1
as in male
of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with men
hoisted the duffel bag and heaved it over the railing with a humorous, manlike grunt
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2
as in masculine
having qualities or traits that are traditionally considered inappropriate for a girl or woman
all the little girls at the lunch table laughed uproariously when one of them emitted a manlike belch
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Adjective
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In other words, rejected male fruit flies chug down alcohol as a strategy to get girls to like them.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2025 -
The moment inducted Isaacs into the franchise's ever-growing club of male full-frontal scenes played for laughs, joining his onscreen son Patrick Schwarzenegger, season 2's Theo James, and season 1's Steve Zahn.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The ads also tease the Dior Privé bag, a masculine interpretation of the slouchy bag trend sweeping womenswear.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
3 Apr. 2025
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Beset by coughing fits, alcoholism, and a healthy dose of self-loathing, Kilmer’s portrayal emphasized the human frailty of an Old West legend over masculine bravado.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Dior’s collection referenced the H-line created by its founder Christian Dior for Fall-Winter 1954-1955 – a controversial silhouette at the time as its flattened shape appeared, for some, unfeminine.—
Alice Pfeiffer,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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The intention behind this final postcard may have been, yet again, to paint the fight for suffrage as absurd, to make suffragists seem like willful, unfeminine animals.—
Natalie Kinkade,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Sep. 2024
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“Manlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manlike. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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