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View synonyms for manful
manful
[ man-fuhl ]
adjective
- having or showing boldness, courage, or strength; resolute.
manful
/ ˈmænfʊl /
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Derived Forms
- ˈmanfully, adverb
- ˈmanfulness, noun
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Other Words From
- manful·ly adverb
- manful·ness noun
- un·manful adjective
- un·manful·ly adverb
- un·manful·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
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Synonym Study
See manly.
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Example Sentences
He sat on my lap in rehearsals and made fearlessly manful eye contact while chatting after the show.
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On the ninth day, Bruce abandoned his engines, and delivered a general assault; but still the besieged made manful defence.
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Thus the word is not a vague epithet: the words simply mean, that the manful exertions of Machaon were arrested.
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That's not a bad name for a warrior, sounding much more manful and valiant than Deerslayer!
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And I make my oath that I never beheld so fierce and manful a combat in all of my life.
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They were all soldiers—he said—in the trenches under the poisonous gas of the Prince of Darkness, and must be manful.
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