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2 definitions found for manful

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :


  Manful \Man"ful\, a.
     Showing manliness, or manly spirit; hence, brave, courageous,
     resolute, noble. " Manful hardiness." --Chaucer. --
     Man"ful*ly, adv. -- Man"ful*ness, n.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :


  manful
      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]

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