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Definition of "mannish" [man•nish]

  • Of, characteristic of, or natural to a man. (adjective)
  • Resembling, imitative of, or suggestive of a man rather than a woman: a mannish stride. See Synonyms at male. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "mannish" in a sentence
  • "COSTELLO: Last Saturday, Clinton appeared on "Saturday Night Live," poking fun at herself and what some call her mannish pantsuits."
  • "I could see how someone like Clea DuVall would be described as mannish the people of Westeros."
  • "They are what the old black queers around here call mannish boys (after that old song by Muddy Waters.)"