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单词 manly
释义 man·ly
I. \ˈmanlē, -aan-, -li\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English, from man + -ly (adjective suffix)
1.
 a. : having qualities appropriate to a man : not effeminate or timorous : bold, resolute, and open in conduct or bearing
  < neither altogether coward nor brave, neither manly nor sissified — John Reed >
 b.
  (1) : belonging to or appropriate in character to a man
   < manly sports >
   < beer is a manly drink — Giles Playfair >
   < a big booming manly voice >
  (2) : of undaunted courage : gallant, brave
   < seemed a big manly thing to say — R.P.Warren >
   < not a very manly thing … to come here and browbeat a woman — A. Conan Doyle >
   < a manly disregard of his enemies — H.E.Scudder >
2. obsolete : adult, mature
Synonyms: see male
II. adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from man + -ly (adverb suffix)
: in a manly manner: as
 a. obsolete : courageously
 b. obsolete : excellently
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