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adj
Of or characteristic of grown men, as opposed to women or children; macho, mannish, virile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Of or relating to a human being; anthropoid, anthropomorphous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
possessing qualities befitting a man
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: manly, manful
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adjective satellite
resembling human beings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: anthropoid
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
characteristic of a man
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: male, manful, manly, virile
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man English man Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English manlike From man + -like.
