manly
adjective /ˈmæn.li/ approvingDefinition
› having the qualities that people think a man should have: He has such a manly voice. My mother used to tell me it wasn't manly for little boys to cry.Gender-related attributesKinds of womenKinds of men manliness /-nəs/ noun [U]
(Definition of manly adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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