Having the characteristics of a man.
what God or Feend, or ſpirit of the earth, Or Monſter turned to a manly ſhape, Or of what mould or mettel he be made, What ſtar or ſtate ſoeuer gouern him, Let vs put on our meet incountering mindes, […]
Having qualities viewed as befitting a man; masculine, manful, courageous, resolute, noble.
Let's briefly put on manly readiness.
In a way befitting a man.
[Y]ou will not only confer a favor on them but if appointed will add two Officers to our Army who will fight manly to defend their Country.
A surname.
A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
From Middle English manli, manlich, manly, from Old English *manlīċ (suggested by adverb manlīċe (“in a way befitting a person; nobly, stately”)), from Proto-West Germanic *mannlīk, from Proto-Germani...
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