manlike

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manlike - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Manlike \Man"like`\, a. [Man + like. Cf. Manly.]
     Like man, or like a man, in form or nature; having the
     qualities of a man, esp. the nobler qualities; manly. "
     Gentle, manlike speech." --Testament of Love. " A right
     manlike man." --Sir P. Sidney.
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           In glaring Chloe's manlike taste and mien. --Shenstone.
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manlike - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  manlike
      adj 1: possessing qualities befitting a man [syn: manly,
             manful, manlike] [ant: unmanful, unmanlike,
             unmanly]
      2: characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports"
         [syn: male, manful, manlike, manly, virile]
      3: resembling human beings [syn: anthropoid, manlike]