manlike
Americanadjective
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resembling a human being; anthropoid.
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belonging or proper to a man; manly.
manlike fortitude.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- manlikely adverb
- manlikeness noun
Etymology
Origin of manlike
Example Sentences
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Soon thereafter, the teenage Helen, who lives on a farm nearby, glimpses something manlike in the weeds, repeatedly lurching forward and falling over, then rising up again.
From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2023
Nonetheless, Dahl then told Arnold that the saucers were piloted by manlike beings made visible by A-bomb radiation.
From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2016
It was partly human, beyond a doubt, with very manlike hands and head, and the goatish, chinless face had the stamp of the Whateleys upon it.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2013
The art critic Harold Rosenberg called them “golem-like,” a reference to the manlike creature of Jewish folklore created from inanimate matter.
From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2010
The shadows rise, morphing into a manlike shape.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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