mannish
[ man-ish ]
adjective
being typical or suggestive of a man rather than a woman: mannish clothing styles for women; a mannish voice.
resembling a man, as in size or manner: a mannish youth.
Origin of mannish
1synonym study For mannish
1, 2. See manly.
Other words from mannish
- man·nish·ly, adverb
- man·nish·ness, noun
- un·man·nish, adjective
- un·man·nish·ly, adverb
- un·man·nish·ness, noun
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How to use mannish in a sentence
There was something wild and unmannish in his smile, that took me by the throat; only death and love know or have ever seen it.
St. Ives | Robert Louis Stevenson
British Dictionary definitions for mannish
mannish
/ (ˈmænɪʃ) /
adjective
(of a woman) having or displaying qualities regarded as typical of a man
of or resembling a man
Derived forms of mannish
- mannishly, adverb
- mannishness, noun
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