"manful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: manfuller [comparative], manfullest [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English manful, manfull, equivalent to man + -ful. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|manful}} Middle English manful, {{m|enm|manfull}} manfull, {{suffix|en|man|ful|pos=adjective}} man + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj|manfuller}} manful (comparative manfuller, superlative manfullest)
  1. Showing the characteristics considered typical of a man; macho or manly
    Sense id: en-manful-en-adj-QyY7DB3u Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 60 40 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 85 15
  2. (by extension) Courageous; noble; high-minded. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-manful-en-adj-PeFSOO8u
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: manfully, manfulness Related terms: mainful

Inflected forms

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