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mannish
CIDE DICTIONARY
mannish, a. [Man + -ish: cf. AS. mennisc, menisc.].
- Resembling a human being in form or nature; human. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]"But yet it was a figure
Most like to mannish creature." [1913 Webster] - Resembling, suitable to, or characteristic of, a man, manlike, masculine. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]"A woman impudent and mannish grown." [1913 Webster]
- Fond of men; -- said of a woman. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
mannish, adj.
1 usu. derog. (of a woman) masculine in appearance or manner.
2 characteristic of a man.
1 usu. derog. (of a woman) masculine in appearance or manner.
2 characteristic of a man.
Derivative
mannishly adv. mannishness n.
Etymology
OE mennisc f. (and assim. to) MAN
THESAURUS
mannish
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