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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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manly
Adjective
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Of course, there are male grifters who fail.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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The financial parity for men’s and women’s basketball marks a departure from Wisconsin’s existing arrangement with Under Armour, dating to 2016, which awarded the women around half the bonus compensation available to their male counterparts.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Instead, Carnahan, who’s made other weighty masculine dramas such as Narc, The Grey, and Copshop, is mostly devoted to exploring how a large sum of money starts breeding suspicion among colleagues.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
21 Jan. 2026
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The nights are packed with about 1,500 people who cheer, dance and sing, spurred on by the positivity of the series that celebrates masculine vulnerability.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Manly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manly. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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