as in male
of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with men
a manly deep voice
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Recent Examples of manly
Come for the unraveling of manly sanities, stay for Dafoe's farts and a scene-stealing seagull.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
And that’s the end of the manly story.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
This is also the same Newsom who a few months ago was pretending to be moderate, even somewhat conservative, pro-gun and manly.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
That is 212 pounds of manly priest.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Fifty-seven of the 70 homicide victims were male, while 12 were female.—
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The former One Direction member and actor, arguably the biggest male name in pop music today, has just confirmed that his fourth solo album is coming soon.—
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Brands like War Paint and Stryx argue that men need products designed for their thicker, oilier skin, and packaged in masculine, tool-like containers that feel at home in a gym bag.—
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The suit – sharp, oversized, unapologetically masculine – changed all that.—
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“Manly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manly. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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