(a.) Like man, or like a man, in form or nature; having the qualities of a man, esp. the nobler qualities; manly.
Example Sentences:
(1) No thrombotic lesion was observed in other tissues such as lung, liver, or intestine, but a generalized Shwartz-manlike phenomenon was observed with the preparatory injection of 0.5 ml nephrotoxic antiserum.
Mannish
Definition:
(a.) Resembling a human being in form or nature; human.
(a.) Resembling, suitable to, or characteristic of, a man, manlike, masculine.
(a.) Fond of men; -- said of a woman.
Example Sentences:
(1) Although she has a strong, almost mannish, presence, and an attentive vitality, she is in fact quite frail; she needs help to dress and a lift to get her between the two floors of her large house in Suffolk.
(2) Of course, no one wishes girls to become mannish or to lose their feminine qualities in any degree, and this is usually the point of attack for the general condemnation of all strenuous games.
(3) ), miniskirts, lollipops, a beguiling sheen of sweat (nothing terrifying or mannish ) and so on.
(4) But after tapping mannishly at the fixtures, the husband detects a problem.
(5) Women sometimes sport furs, sometimes mannish suits and painted moustaches.
(6) She was described as "mannish", "vulgar", "coarse" and "too American"(!).
(7) Other highlights included new takes on biker jackets, mannish tailoring including a Prince of Wales blazer, and silk velvet boiler suits designed for evening.