as in male
of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with men
a manly deep voice
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The Founding Fathers wanted to civilize a country made up of institutional racists, rabid misogynists and bible-thumping Christians who soon added myths of manly gunslingers and stalwart pioneers to the cultural identity.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
Brookfield 7-0 206 T7 M KNOW THIS: The Bobcats, bless their hearts, are committed to the manly discipline of the running arts.
—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
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
Brookfield 7-0 206 T7 M KNOW THIS: The Bobcats, bless their hearts, are committed to the manly discipline of the running arts.
—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
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“Manly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manly. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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