- resembling or befitting a man
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man•like
(man′līk′),USA pronunciation adj.
man′like′ly, adv.
man′like′ness, n.
- resembling a human being;
anthropoid. - belonging or proper to a man;
manly:manlike fortitude.
- 1250–1300; Middle English; see man1, -like
man′like′ness, n.
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manlike /ˈmænˌlaɪk/ adj
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