"manly" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: manly, manly [positive], manlier [comparative], manliest [superlative]
Etymology: manly < man + -ly
  1. αντρίκειος, αρρενωπός, ανδροπρεπής, που έχει τα χαρακτηριστικά ή τα σωματικά γνωρίσματα που θαυμάζονται ή θεωρούνται αναμενόμενα σε έναν άντρα
    Sense id: el-manly-en-adj-gLa~V6sK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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      "form": "manly",
      "source": "header"
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      "form": "en-adj-y-ier",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "παραθετικά",
        "υπερθετικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He had a manly handshake.",
          "translation": "Έκανε μια αντρίκεια χειραψία."
        },
        {
          "text": "What he did was not manly.",
          "translation": "Αυτό που έκανε δεν ήταν αντρίκειο."
        },
        {
          "text": "He looked so manly in his uniform.",
          "translation": "Έδειχνε τόσο αντρίκειος με τη στολή του."
        },
        {
          "text": "His voice was deep and manly.",
          "translation": "Η φωνή του ήταν βαθιά και αρρενωπή."
        },
        {
          "text": "He had manly shoulders.",
          "translation": "Είχε αρρενωποί ώμοι."
        },
        {
          "text": "He showed a manly attitude toward difficulties.",
          "translation": "Έδειξε ανδροπρεπή στάση απέναντι στις δυσκολίες."
        }
      ],
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        "αντρίκειος, αρρενωπός, ανδροπρεπής, που έχει τα χαρακτηριστικά ή τα σωματικά γνωρίσματα που θαυμάζονται ή θεωρούνται αναμενόμενα σε έναν άντρα"
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      "form": "manly",
      "source": "header"
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        "θετικός",
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        "positive"
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    },
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        {
          "text": "He had a manly handshake.",
          "translation": "Έκανε μια αντρίκεια χειραψία."
        },
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          "text": "What he did was not manly.",
          "translation": "Αυτό που έκανε δεν ήταν αντρίκειο."
        },
        {
          "text": "He looked so manly in his uniform.",
          "translation": "Έδειχνε τόσο αντρίκειος με τη στολή του."
        },
        {
          "text": "His voice was deep and manly.",
          "translation": "Η φωνή του ήταν βαθιά και αρρενωπή."
        },
        {
          "text": "He had manly shoulders.",
          "translation": "Είχε αρρενωποί ώμοι."
        },
        {
          "text": "He showed a manly attitude toward difficulties.",
          "translation": "Έδειξε ανδροπρεπή στάση απέναντι στις δυσκολίες."
        }
      ],
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        "αντρίκειος, αρρενωπός, ανδροπρεπής, που έχει τα χαρακτηριστικά ή τα σωματικά γνωρίσματα που θαυμάζονται ή θεωρούνται αναμενόμενα σε έναν άντρα"
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