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mannish adjective [ ˈmanɪʃ ]

• (of a woman) having an appearance and qualities that are typically associated with men and considered unbecoming in a woman.
• "a mannish, sadistic matron"
Similar: manlike, masculine, unfeminine, unwomanly, unladylike, Amazonian, butch, viraginous, viragoish,
Opposite: feminine, girlish,
Origin: Old English mennisc ‘human’ (see man, -ish1). The current sense dates from late Middle English.


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