|
|
Definition of Manful
1. Adjective. Possessing qualities befitting a man.
Similar to: Man-sized
Also: Masculine
Derivative terms: Manfulness, Man, Man, Manliness
Antonyms: Unmanly
2. Adjective. Characteristic of a man. "Manly sports"
Similar to: Masculine
Derivative terms: Male, Maleness, Manfulness, Man, Man, Manliness, Virility
Definition of Manful
1. a. Showing manliness, or manly spirit; hence, brave, courageous, resolute, noble.
Definition of Manful
1. Adjective. Showing the characteristics considered typical of a man; macho or manly ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Manful
1. courageous [adj] : MANFULLY [adv] - See also: courageous
Lexicographical Neighbors of Manful
Literary usage of Manful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Southern Writers: Biographical and Critical Studies by William Malone Baskervill (1896)
"... be manful in necessary fight, fair in trade, loyal in love, generous to the
poor, tender in the household, prudent in living, plain in speech, ..."
2. The Theological Review: A Quarterly Journal of Religious Thought and Life by Charles Beard (1867)
"... where the ordnance was in its place, and thence to many a stricken field and
stout leaguer beyond the sea, in which he had himself borne a manful part. ..."
3. The Letters of Charles Dickens by Charles Dickens (1879)
"Your speeches at Aberdeen are most admirable, manful, and earnest. I would have
such speeches at every market- cross, and in every town-hall, and among all ..."
4. The Age of Shakespeare by ALGERNON CHARLES. SWINBURNE (1908)
"A man must be dull and slow of sympathies indeed who cannot respond in spirit to
that bitter cry of chivalrous and manful agony at sense of the shadow of a ..."
5. M'Fingal: A Modern Epic Poem by John Trumbull (1856)
"What though at Lexington you can say, They kill'da few, they did not fancy; At
Concord then with manful popping, Discharged a round, the ball to open; ..."
Other Resources:
Ido