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mannishly

mannishly adverb: in a mannish manner.

Adverb

mannishly (comparative more mannishly, superlative most mannishly)

  1. In a mannish manner.

Forms of mannishly

comparativemore mannishly
superlativemost mannishly

Origin of mannishly

From mannish + -ly.

Questions about mannishly

What does mannishly mean?
Mannishly means in a mannish manner.
What part of speech is mannishly?
Mannishly is an adverb.

Words near mannishly in the dictionary

  1. Mannino
  2. Manninos
  3. Mannion
  4. mannish
  5. mannish water
  6. mannishly
  7. mannishness
  8. mannitan
  9. mannitate
  10. mannitates
  11. mannite

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