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MANLIKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does manlike mean?
• MANLIKE (adjective)
The adjective MANLIKE has 3 senses:
1. possessing qualities befitting a man
2. characteristic of a man
3. resembling human beings
Familiarity information: MANLIKE used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Possessing qualities befitting a man
Synonyms:
Similar:
man-sized (calling for the strength of a man)
Also:
masculine (associated with men and not with women)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Characteristic of a man
Synonyms:
male; manful; manlike; manly; virile
Context example:
manly sports
Similar:
masculine (associated with men and not with women)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Resembling human beings
Synonyms:
anthropoid; manlike
Similar:
human (having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings)
Context examples
From trunk to trunk the creature flitted like a deer, running manlike on two legs, but unlike any man that I had ever seen, stooping almost double as it ran.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Ikeega was overcome with joy, but he received her demonstrations in manlike fashion, saying: "Come, Ikeega, let us eat. And after that I shall sleep, for I am weary."
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
Manlike, they had told me to go to bed and sleep; as if a woman can sleep when those she loves are in danger!
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
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