Word family noun man manhood mankind adjective manly ≠ unmanly manned ≠ unmanned mannish verb man adverb manfully
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmanlyman‧ly /ˈmænli/ adjective MANhaving qualities that people expect and admire in a man, such as being brave and strong SYN masculine a deep manly voice► see thesaurus at man —manliness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpus
manly• In the portrait, the King looked manly and in control.• The Grill, which is open for dinner only, is not as manly as the classic steak house.• Once more I was impressed with his manly bearing.• He was bronzed and athletic, with manly features and a steady gaze.• She watched him as she stood outside Faye's hospital room, and thought what a thoroughly manly man he was too.• a manly name• D' you think he's manly or something?• As Guglielmo, Bar gives a stylish, manly performance.• It was a manly, proud note.• Moreover, if only out of manly self-respect, you want some say-so over your day.• Up on the scaffolding, the two rugged manly types whistled at the womenfolk. 