Manly

manly
    adv 1: in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a
           man; "having said her say Peggy manfully shouldered her
           burden and prepared to break up yet another home" [syn:
           {manfully}, {manly}] [ant: {unmanfully}, {unmanly}]
    adj 1: possessing qualities befitting a man [syn: {manly},
           {manful}, {manlike}] [ant: {unmanful}, {unmanlike},
           {unmanly}]
    2: characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports"
       [syn: {male}, {manful}, {manlike}, {manly}, {virile}]
    

Manly \Man"ly\, a. [Compar. {Manlier}; superl. {Manliest}.] [Man
   + -ly. Cf. {Manlike}.]
   Having qualities becoming to a man; not childish or womanish;
   manlike, esp. brave, courageous, resolute, noble.
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         Let's briefly put on manly readiness.    --Shak.
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         Serene and manly, hardened to sustain
         The load of life.                        --Dryden.
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   Syn: Bold; daring; brave; courageous; firm; undaunted; hardy;
        dignified; stately.
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Manly \Man"ly\, adv.
   In a manly manner; with the courage and fortitude of a manly
   man; as, to act manly.
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Manly, IA (city, FIPS 48900)
  Location: 43.28826 N, 93.20173 W
  Population (1990): 1349 (610 housing units)
  Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 50456
    

Manly, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
   Population (2000):    1342
   Housing Units (2000): 594
   Land area (2000):     1.437989 sq. miles (3.724373 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.437989 sq. miles (3.724373 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            48900
   Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
   Location:             43.287766 N, 93.203800 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     50456
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Manly, IA
    Manly
    

106 Moby Thesaurus words for "manly":
      Christian, andric, blameless, bold, bold-spirited, brave, bull,
      chivalric, chivalrous, clean, courageous, creditable, daring,
      dauntless, decent, doughty, erect, estimable, ethical, fair,
      fearless, full of integrity, gallant, gentlemanlike, gentlemanly,
      good, greathearted, hardy, heroic, herolike, high-minded,
      high-principled, highly respectable, honest, honorable, immaculate,
      intrepid, inviolate, ironhearted, irreproachable, just, knightlike,
      knightly, law-abiding, law-loving, law-revering, lionhearted,
      macho, male, manful, manlike, mannish, masculine, moral, noble,
      plucky, principled, pure, red-blooded, reputable, resolute,
      respectable, right, right-minded, righteous, soldierlike,
      soldierly, spotless, stable, stainless, stalwart, steadfast,
      sterling, stout, stouthearted, true-dealing, true-devoted,
      true-disposing, true-souled, true-spirited, truehearted, unafraid,
      unblemished, uncorrupt, uncorrupted, undaunted, undefiled,
      uneffeminate, unflinching, unimpeachable, unshrinking, unspotted,
      unstained, unsullied, untarnished, unwavering, upright,
      uprighteous, upstanding, valiant, valorous, venturesome, virile,
      virtuous, worthy, yeomanly