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manshiply

manshiply adverb: manly, honorably, faithfully; good qualities of a man; in a courtly, polite manner.

Adverb

manshiply (comparative more manshiply, superlative most manshiply)

  1. (obsolete) manly, honorably, faithfully; good qualities of a man; in a courtly, polite manner
    • The Pepil of the londe manshiply hym sholde vp-take.1500, English Conquest of Ireland

Forms of manshiply

comparativemore manshiply
superlativemost manshiply

Origin of manshiply

From Middle English manshiply (“honorably, faithfully; in a courtly manner”), equivalent to manship + -ly.

Questions about manshiply

What does manshiply mean?
Manshiply means manly, honorably, faithfully; good qualities of a man; in a courtly, polite manner.
What part of speech is manshiply?
Manshiply is an adverb.

Words near manshiply in the dictionary

  1. manshake
  2. manshakes
  3. manshift
  4. manshifts
  5. manship
  6. manshiply
  7. Manships
  8. Mansi
  9. mansicle
  10. mansicles
  11. Mansilla

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