mannish - definition, synonyms and pronunciation

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resembling or imitative of or suggestive of a man rather than a woman“a mannish stride”Opposite feminineSimilar unwomanly
characteristic of a man as distinguished from a woman“true mannish arrogance”Opposite feminineSimilar masculine

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Man′nish adjective

Origin: Man + -ish: cf. AS. mennisc, menisc.

1. Resembling a human being in form or nature; human. Geoffrey Chaucer

But yet it was a figure Most like to mannish creature.— John Gower

2. Resembling, suitable to, or characteristic of, a man, manlike, masculine. Geoffrey Chaucer

A woman impudent and mannish grown.— William Shakespeare

3. Fond of men; — said of a woman. obsolete Geoffrey Chaucer

— Man′wb-a1′>′nish·ly (#),adverb — Man′wb-a1′>′nish·ness, noun

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54