as in male
of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with men
a manly deep voice
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Ned Griffen, Hartford Courant, 4 Nov. 2024
There are men without shirts and men with long white beards doing manly things on the side of a country road.
—Sarah Jones, Vulture, 15 July 2024
Come for the unraveling of manly sanities, stay for Dafoe's farts and a scene-stealing seagull.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Just about every memory of his father and uncle turns on the question of masculinity, how manly qualities must triumph over the pitiful feminine.
—Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2024
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Ned Griffen, Hartford Courant, 4 Nov. 2024
There are men without shirts and men with long white beards doing manly things on the side of a country road.
—Sarah Jones, Vulture, 15 July 2024
Come for the unraveling of manly sanities, stay for Dafoe's farts and a scene-stealing seagull.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Just about every memory of his father and uncle turns on the question of masculinity, how manly qualities must triumph over the pitiful feminine.
—Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Manly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manly. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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