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manwise

manwise adverb: in a way befitting a man.

Adverb

manwise (comparative more manwise, superlative most manwise)

  1. In a way befitting a man.
    • In the enemy army there also were women on horseback, in armor and steel helmets who fought manwise; they hurled themselves into the thick of the battle[…]2000, Linda Grant De Pauw, Battle Cries and Lullabies: Women in War from Prehistory to the Present
    • For a little while Jason rode with his hands folded manwise on the pommel of his saddle and with manlike emotions in his heart[…]2005, John Fox, The Heart of the Hills
  2. (not comparable) In terms of a man.
    • But she had this urgent need to think of herself in terms of who she was with, manwise[…]1995, Michael Stein, Probabilities
    • At the moment, Cora was basically at a standstill, manwise, somewhere between the next to come and the last to go. The last to go had been Charles[…]1995, Carrie Fisher, Delusions of Grandma

Forms of manwise

comparativemore manwise
superlativemost manwise

Origin of manwise

From man + -wise.

Questions about manwise

What does manwise mean?
Manwise means in a way befitting a man.
What part of speech is manwise?
Manwise is an adverb.

Words near manwise in the dictionary

  1. manwhores
  2. manwhoring
  3. Manwich
  4. Manwiches
  5. manwinding
  6. manwise
  7. manwuweizic acid
  8. manx
  9. Manx cat
  10. Manx cats
  11. Manx English

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