manlike 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}] 3: resembling human beings [syn: {anthropoid}, {manlike}]
Manlike \Man"like`\, a. [Man + like. Cf. {Manly}.] Like man, or like a man, in form or nature; having the qualities of a man, esp. the nobler qualities; manly. " Gentle, manlike speech." --Testament of Love. " A right manlike man." --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] In glaring Chloe's manlike taste and mien. --Shenstone. [1913 Webster]