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mansome

mansome adjective: attractive in a manly or masculine way.

Adjective

mansome (comparative more mansome, superlative most mansome)

  1. (rare) Attractive in a manly or masculine way
    • "[…] The notes were from a man-some old friend of his named 'Ford'." I was so jealous.2014, M. J. Milner, When to Quit
    • "I'll take him," exclaimed a pale-faced, blue eyed, blonde haired little girl, sending Simon's mind into a small whirlwind of panic. "He's mansome."2016, Rose Gordon, Passions of a Gentleman

Forms of mansome

comparativemore mansome
superlativemost mansome
alternative formman-some

Origin of mansome

Apparently from man + -some, perhaps also formed as a blend of man + handsome.

Questions about mansome

What does mansome mean?
Mansome means attractive in a manly or masculine way.
What part of speech is mansome?
Mansome is an adjective.

Words near mansome in the dictionary

  1. manslot
  2. manslots
  3. manslut
  4. mansluts
  5. Manso
  6. mansome
  7. Manson
  8. mansonelliasis
  9. mansonellosis
  10. Mansonesque
  11. Mansonian

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