Local English word record

manfully

adverb · 1 sense

in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man

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Examples

  • having said her say Peggy manfully shouldered her burden and prepared to break up yet another home

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Synonyms

manly

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Princeton WordNet 3.0