mannish
Resembling or characteristic of a man, masculineResembling or characteristic of a man, masculine.
Meaning
5 sensesResembling or characteristic of a man, masculine.
characteristic of a man as distinguished from a woman
Resembling or characteristic of a grown man (as opposed to a boy); mature, adult.
(Caribbean, Guyana)Impertinent; assertive.
More meanings 2
(Caribbean)Precocious.
(archaic)Resembling or characteristic of a human being, in form or nature; human.
Origin
From Middle English mannish, mannisshe, mannysh, from earlier mennish (“human”), from OldFrom 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.
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Forms
more mannish, most mannish| Comparative | more mannish Lesson |
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| Superlative | most mannish Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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