manful

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manful

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From Middle English manful, manfull, equivalent to man + -ful.

adjective manfuller · manfullest

Showing the characteristics considered typical of a man; macho or manly. If Cousin wasn’t trying so hard to be manful, he’d be crying.
broadly Courageous; noble; high-minded.

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@misc{manful_2026,
  title = {manful},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/manful},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}