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Meanings of
manful
in English
Portuguese
viril
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Characteristic of a man.
male
manly
virile
manlike
unmanly
Related terms
hardy
masculine
doughty
man-sized
Portuguese
viril
Usage of
manful
in English
1
Full of these
manful
resolutions, he rose up early in the morning.
2
This is the first
manful
impulse I have had for two years.
3
The
manful
childishness, the childish manfulness of such a reply, were impenetrable.
4
I say we ought to make a
manful
fight in Mabel's behalf.
5
Always speak out
manful
,
and straight, no matter what comes of it.
6
American money is free, bold,
manful
,
generous and courageous to a fault.
7
At five-and-twenty I did not trust myself; but I took a
manful
resolution.
8
Such a one is like a
manful
knight, who does not avoid blows.
9
He might have used nicer language, perhaps, but his inner sense was
manful
.
10
Walsingham, more
manful
,
stood to his post, but could not gain a hearing.
11
Ask Him to make you stout-hearted, patient, really
manful
,
to fight against temptation.
12
The passionate gladness of the lover was wanting: the chivalrous valiancy of
manful
joy.
13
They met, as was the phrase of the time,
"
manful
under shield."
14
Fauntleroy looked up with a
manful
effort at a smile.
15
And the
manful
little voice broke as the bunch shivered up against Sam's legs.
16
We had read Herodotus, and Gibbon, and Gillies, and done
manful
duty with Rollin.
Other examples for "manful"
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manful
Adjective
Frequent collocations
manful effort
more manful
manful resolution
manful struggle
abrupt manful
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Translations for
manful
Portuguese
viril
varonil
macho
Manful
through the time
Manful
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common