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Meanings of manly in English

Portuguese
viril

Characteristic of a man.

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      viril

      In a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man.

          Usage of manly in English
          1
          The local maidens would no doubt appreciate my new, very manly, physique.
          Embrace the darkness
          2
          It elevates manly attributes; in fact, it constitutes the modesty of man.
          Monsieur de Camors — Volume 2
          3
          The boots, and the kicking, and the general walloping make him manly.
          Trumps
          4
          We had our vain illusion; we were generous in our manly way.
          Our Friend the Charlatan
          5
          The time passed merrily in skating, sleighing, and in other manly sports.
          Northland Heroes
          6
          For years, shaving was the only manly way to remove body hair.
          Ebony
          7
          He was manly in his deportment, courageous and, active; and commanded respect.
          A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison
          8
          How different from the manly and heroical poetry of Greece and Rome.
          Frankenstein, or the modern Prometheus
          9
          Trevor and Beck talking, voices brimming with excitement and manly good cheer.
          Boston noir
          10
          In Christ, manly and womanly characteristics were united, and were in equipoise.
          The True Woman / A Series of Discourses, to Which Is Added Woman...
          11
          It is young; but you are tall and manly for your age.
          The Monctons: A Novel. Volume 1 (of 2)
          12
          The women like prowess and the manly virtues of pluck and endurance.
          As We Go
          13
          So drive on: I have every confidence in your manly automotive abilities.
          Fire With Fire
          14
          He was manly and natural,-freeand off-handed to the verge of eccentricity.
          The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 / A Maga...
          15
          At any rate it is not manly to drown it in drink.
          The American Senator
          16
          At the same time Nathaniel wrote his mother the following manly letter:
          The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne
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