manlike

[ man-lahyk ]

/ ˈmænˌlaɪk /

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adjective

resembling a human being; anthropoid.

belonging or proper to a man; manly: manlike fortitude.

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Origin of manlike

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at man, -like

OTHER WORDS FROM manlike

manlikely, adverbmanlikeness, noun

Words nearby manlike

Mankiewicz, mankind, mankini, manky, Manley, manlike, man lock, manly, man-made, man-mark, man-minute

How to use manlike in a sentence

The idea conveyed by the word in classic mythology is that of beings more or less manlike, but monstrous in size and strength.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various
They had got right away from modern civilization into the wilds, and, manlike, he felt perfectly happy.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
The men are manlike, but the women are not beautiful, though the female Bull be well enough adapted to the male.
Our Old Home, Vol. 2|Nathaniel Hawthorne
And this they take for manlike gallantry, and a scorning to be base.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter

She shrunk from the encounter of a boisterous and manlike spirit.
Ormond, Volume II (of 3)|Charles Brockden Brown

British Dictionary definitions for manlike

manlike

/ (ˈmænˌlaɪk) /

adjective

resembling or befitting a man

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Origin of manlike

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