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Meaning of 'mannish' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mannish [ a.]
- Resembling a human being in form or nature; human.
- Resembling, suitable to, or characteristic of, a man, manlike, masculine.
- Fond of men; -- said of a woman.

Meaning of 'mannish' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mannish [ s]
Meaning (1):
- resembling or imitative of or suggestive of a man rather than a woman
Example in sentence:
  • a mannish stride
Meaning (2):
- characteristic of a man as distinguished from a woman
Example in sentence:
  • true mannish arrogance

Nearby Words:

man man-eater manable manace manacle manacled manacling manage manageability manageable

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