manly
adjective
having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength or bravery.
manliest
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superlativeof manly.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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“We have to be the manliest of men,” Tipton said.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 4, 2020
A City Hall staffer told Mosby many were stunned because “I was the manliest man anyone had met in their lives.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 15, 2019
Now imagine Lennon has steered your ship safely through a horrific storm, lashing himself to the captain’s chair and singing “the foulest, filthiest, manliest sea shanty” through the night.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2018
The “Kiss” video confirmed it: slim and made-up, this singer was challenging our limited sense of “man,” yet he was the manliest thing I’d ever seen—in an asymmetrical half-top.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2016
“Bear with me. This is going to be the manliest thing you’ve ever heard.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
