Meanings
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1
adj
resembling a human being or an adult man in form or appearance
The creature left a strangely manlike footprint beside the river.
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2
adj
having qualities traditionally associated with an adult man; now often literary or dated
The old chronicle praised the prince's manlike courage in battle.
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3
adv
in a manner regarded as characteristic of men; literary and often ironic
Manlike, the brothers assumed that everyone else should leave the planning to them.
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Etymology
A transparent English formation from man + -like. It has long covered two ideas: resemblance to a human or male form, and possession of traits a culture conventionally assigns to adult men. The second use can sound dated because those judgments are historically gendered.