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mannish

/ˈmæn.ɪʃ/

Rhymes with -ænɪʃ

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From Middle English mannish, mannisshe, mannysh, from earlier mennish (“human”), from Old English mennisċ (“human, natural, humane”), from Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz (“human”). By surface analysis, man + -ish. Doublet of mennish, mense, and mensch.

adjective more mannish · most mannish

of a woman Resembling or characteristic of a man, masculine. A woman impudent and mannish grown Is not more loathed than an effeminate man In time of action.
Similar: butch, masculine, unladylike
Resembling or characteristic of a grown man (as opposed to a boy); mature, adult. And let us, Polydore, though now our voices Have got the mannish crack, sing him to the ground,
Similar: manly, grown up
Caribbean, Guyana Impertinent; assertive. 2014, Kurt Campbell, “Police left 15-year-old to die — Relatives,” inewsguyana.com, 11 March, 2014, “They could have saved his life because he was still living, one woman said when she told the police that the boy was alive he said leave him to die, he’s wanted,” Giddings cried, adding that “I know
Caribbean Precocious.
archaic Resembling or characteristic of a human being, in form or nature; human. The Westron was a Mannish speech, though enriched and softened under Elvish influence.

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@misc{mannish_2026,
  title = {mannish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mannish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}