mannish
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man·nish
(măn′ĭsh)adj.
1. Of or relating to men; masculine: "As a junior tennis player ... I felt betrayed at around fourteen when so many of these single-minded flailing boys became abruptly mannish and tall" (David Foster Wallace)."It was better for a woman ... to stand back, keep quiet, and let the men work out their mannish problems" (Maya Angelou).
2. Imitative or suggestive of a man rather than a woman: "Her ring sinks into the fourth finger of her square, mannish hands" (Mary Gordon).
man′nish·ly adv.
man′nish·ness n.
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mannish
(ˈmænɪʃ)adj
1. (of a woman) having or displaying qualities regarded as typical of a man
2. of or resembling a man
ˈmannishly adv
ˈmannishness n
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man•nish
(ˈmæn ɪʃ)adj.
being typical or suggestive of a man rather than a woman.
[1300–50]
man′nish•ly, adv.
man′nish•ness, n.
syn: See manly.
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| Adj. | 1. | mannish - resembling or imitative of or suggestive of a man rather than a woman; "a mannish stride" unwomanly - not womanly; "the logical clearness of her arguments...condemned her as eccentric and unwomanly" |
| 2. |  mannish - characteristic of a man as distinguished from a woman; "true mannish arrogance"masculine - associated with men and not with women |
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mannish
adjective manlike, masculine, unfeminine, butch (informal), unladylike, unwomanly She shook hands in a mannish way.
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mannish
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