manly

5 definitions found

manly - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Manly \Man"ly\, a. [Compar. Manlier; superl. Manliest.] [Man
     + -ly. Cf. Manlike.]
     Having qualities becoming to a man; not childish or womanish;
     manlike, esp. brave, courageous, resolute, noble.
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           Let's briefly put on manly readiness.    --Shak.
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           Serene and manly, hardened to sustain
           The load of life.                        --Dryden.
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     Syn: Bold; daring; brave; courageous; firm; undaunted; hardy;
          dignified; stately.
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  Manly \Man"ly\, adv.
     In a manly manner; with the courage and fortitude of a manly
     man; as, to act manly.
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manly - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  manly
      adv 1: in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a
             man; "having said her say Peggy manfully shouldered her
             burden and prepared to break up yet another home" [syn:
             manfully, manly] [ant: unmanfully, unmanly]
      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]

manly - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Manly, IA (city, FIPS 48900)
    Location: 43.28826 N, 93.20173 W
    Population (1990): 1349 (610 housing units)
    Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 50456

manly - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  106 Moby Thesaurus words for "manly":
     Christian, andric, blameless, bold, bold-spirited, brave, bull,
     chivalric, chivalrous, clean, courageous, creditable, daring,
     dauntless, decent, doughty, erect, estimable, ethical, fair,
     fearless, full of integrity, gallant, gentlemanlike, gentlemanly,
     good, greathearted, hardy, heroic, herolike, high-minded,
     high-principled, highly respectable, honest, honorable, immaculate,
     intrepid, inviolate, ironhearted, irreproachable, just, knightlike,
     knightly, law-abiding, law-loving, law-revering, lionhearted,
     macho, male, manful, manlike, mannish, masculine, moral, noble,
     plucky, principled, pure, red-blooded, reputable, resolute,
     respectable, right, right-minded, righteous, soldierlike,
     soldierly, spotless, stable, stainless, stalwart, steadfast,
     sterling, stout, stouthearted, true-dealing, true-devoted,
     true-disposing, true-souled, true-spirited, truehearted, unafraid,
     unblemished, uncorrupt, uncorrupted, undaunted, undefiled,
     uneffeminate, unflinching, unimpeachable, unshrinking, unspotted,
     unstained, unsullied, untarnished, unwavering, upright,
     uprighteous, upstanding, valiant, valorous, venturesome, virile,
     virtuous, worthy, yeomanly