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Englishmanly

Englishmanly adjective: befitting an Englishman.

Adjective

Englishmanly (comparative more Englishmanly, superlative most Englishmanly)

  1. Befitting an Englishman.
    • Is it decent, — is it manly, — is it Englishmanly — is it just, — is it lawful, therefore, […]1849, National Philanthropic Association, Sanatory Progress, page 141
    • The Times, in its manly English, and with its Englishmanly contempt of principles, which don't seem essential to the legislation of the current month, denounces the free-thinkers and appeals to the patriotism of the party.1892, Tory Democracy and Conservative Policy, page 5

Forms of Englishmanly

comparativemore Englishmanly
superlativemost Englishmanly

Origin of Englishmanly

From Englishman + -ly.

Questions about Englishmanly

What does Englishmanly mean?
Englishmanly means befitting an Englishman.
What part of speech is Englishmanly?
Englishmanly is an adjective.

Words near Englishmanly in the dictionary

  1. Englishizing
  2. Englishly
  3. englishman
  4. Englishman's knot
  5. Englishman's knots
  6. Englishmanly
  7. englishmen
  8. Englishness
  9. Englishnesses
  10. Englishpeople
  11. Englishperson

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