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as in male
of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with men
a woman with a somewhat mannish gait
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as in masculine
having qualities or traits that are traditionally considered inappropriate for a girl or woman
worked on the assembly line wearing a T-shirt and mannish overalls
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They were taken in by the beautiful Laura Fairlie and her mannish, mustached half-sister, Marian Halcombe.
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Katherine Hobbs, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024
However overacted, Goerke’s Ortrud delivered the vocal goods, by turns scorching and smoldering, with mannish chest voice at moments.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
If switching from slim-cut jeans to baggy denim was a big leap of faith for you, then admittedly the mannish pant trend might seem foreign.
—Vogue, 7 Apr. 2022
That sounded very old-mannish.
—Dallas News, 2 Jan. 2022
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Katherine Hobbs, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024
However overacted, Goerke’s Ortrud delivered the vocal goods, by turns scorching and smoldering, with mannish chest voice at moments.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
If switching from slim-cut jeans to baggy denim was a big leap of faith for you, then admittedly the mannish pant trend might seem foreign.
—Vogue, 7 Apr. 2022
That sounded very old-mannish.
—Dallas News, 2 Jan. 2022
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The Brazilian is currently dealing with disappointment after being overlooked for the Ballon d'Or award for best male player.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Trump had the upper hand among male and female likely Iowa voters.Filip Timotija, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
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The Impressionist artist depicted masculine figures ranging from workers to members of his family and inner circle, and the concentration of these paintings came as a revelation to many guests.Joelle Diderich, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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Others have pointed to poor messaging toward women on the part of Republicans, pointing to overly masculine messaging from figures such as Elon Musk.Julia Manchester, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
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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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This really helped cement this idea that there was something or there could be something unfeminine about successful athletes.Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Mannish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannish. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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