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# manly

adjective (manlier, manliest)

«manly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Manly means brave, strong and having the qualities thought right for a man. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manly/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, a hero who shows courage, or a character who acts in a way that is or is not manly

### Examples

- It is not manly to take revenge like that. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manly/#x1)
- Jonas said going alone was more manly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manly/#x2)
- He had a deep, manly voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manly/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «manly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«manly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/manly.html) on Mova free.