Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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manly | No | Yes | No | Yes |
male | Yes | Yes | No | No |
manly (noun) | male (noun) |
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an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova) | |
a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies |
manly (adjective) | male (adjective) |
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possessing qualities befitting a man | being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation |
characteristic of a man | for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys |
characteristic of a man |
manly (adverb) | male (adverb) |
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in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man |