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Manful

Showing manliness, or manly spirit; hence, brave, courageous, resolute, noble.

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Masculine 84% connected

Of the male sex; not female.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Masculine 84% connected

Of the male sex; not female.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Male 92% connected

Evil; wicked; bad.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Manlike 92% connected

Like man, or like a man, in form or nature; having the qualities of a man, esp. the nobler qualities; manly.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Manly 92% connected

Having qualities becoming to a man; not childish or womanish; manlike, esp. brave, courageous, resolute, noble.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Virile 92% connected

Having the nature, properties, or qualities, of an adult man; characteristic of developed manhood; hence, masterful; forceful; specifically, capable…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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