manful

adjective

man·​ful ˈman-fəl How to pronounce manful (audio)
: having or showing courage and resolution
manfully adverb
manfulness noun

Examples of manful in a Sentence

he made the manful decision to stick by his friends when everyone else had abandoned them
Recent Examples on the Web Intermittent fasting was of a piece with an interest in manful self-improvement via stoicism. Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2024 Camping with a rogue dynamiter, Siringo stuck elk horns into two neighboring peaks and claimed to have named the mountains in honor of their manful bond. Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023 The other deputies smiled, ready to toast the capital with manful drafts of vodka. Alex Halberstadt, Town & Country, 9 Oct. 2015 The other deputies smiled, ready to toast the capital with manful drafts of vodka. Alex Halberstadt, Town & Country, 9 Oct. 2015

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of manful was in the 14th century

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“Manful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manful. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

manful

adjective
man·​ful ˈman-fəl How to pronounce manful (audio)
: having or showing courage
manfully adverb
manfulness noun
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