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Meaning of manly

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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