Manly

Origin

man + -ly

Full definition of manly

Adjective

1. Having the characteristics of a man.
2. Having qualities befitting a man; courageous, resolute, noble.
• ShakespeareLet's briefly put on manly readiness.
• DrydenSerene and manly, hardened to sustain
  The load of life.
• 2001, Thomas W. Smith, Revaluing Ethics: Aristotle's Dialectical Pedagogy (page 86)Without a successful defense of one's city, none of the other virtues would be possible; manly courage seems to be a precondition for anything else worth achieving in life.

Derived terms

• manliness

Antonyms

• womanly