manlike
resembling a human being; anthropoid.
belonging or proper to a man; manly: manlike fortitude.
Origin of manlike
1Other words from manlike
- manlikely, adverb
- manlikeness, noun
Words Nearby manlike
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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.
They had got right away from modern civilization into the wilds, and, manlike, he felt perfectly happy.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensThe 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 HawthorneAnd this they take for manlike gallantry, and a scorning to be base.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) | Richard BaxterShe shrunk from the encounter of a boisterous and manlike spirit.
Ormond, Volume II (of 3) | Charles Brockden Brown
British Dictionary definitions for manlike
/ (ˈmænˌlaɪk) /
resembling or befitting a man
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