maniform
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of maniform
First recorded in 1820–30, maniform is from the New Latin word maniformis hand-shaped. See manus, -i-, -form
Example Sentences
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He favoured Julia and Edward with a full account of the maniform enormities he had detected them in during thirty years' practice; and so descended to his present grievance.
From Hard Cash by Reade, Charles
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