Definition of "manful" [man•ful]

• Having or showing the bravery and resoluteness considered characteristic of a man. See Synonyms at male. (adjective)

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• ""Difficulties cannot be artificially overcome," said Mirabeau, "nor is there any invention whereby a man may be spared the trouble of conquering them; they must be grasped firmly, strangled, crushed, trampled down in manful fight."
• "American Slang ups the ante further, amplifying guitarist Alex Rosamilia's failsafe hooks and singer Brian Fallon's manful emoting with the back walls of stadiums in mind."
• "First time anything like this has happened to him, and of course he's very manful, but his wife is not so easy about it!"