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mannishly
adverb
uk /ˈmæn.ɪʃ.li/ us /ˈmæn.ɪʃ.li/
in a way that is typical of a man rather than a woman or a boy:
Some of the young soldiers struggled mannishly to hide their tears.
She could hear the master of the house striding around and talking mannishly on the phone.
mainly disapproving
If a woman does something mannishly, she does it in a way that is too much like a man:
Religious leaders were ordered to condemn the practice of women dressing mannishly in public.
In the 1890s, modern women were considered by some to be over-educated and mannishly athletic.
Related word
mannish
He imagined her in her blue-flowered bedroom, and she imagined him in his mannishly plain one.
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