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View definitions for mannish

mannish

adjective as in suggestive of a man

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Example Sentences

The designer showed a collection filled with mannish silhouettes, pinstripe suiting, and plaids.

Movement to know that she was attired in appropriate costume—short frock, biped continuations and a mannish oil-skin hat.

She was bareheaded, wore mannish gloves, and sported large circlet earrings.

Her skirt was short, of good gray cloth, and she wore a rather mannish coat over a blue woolen shirt or blouse.

Peter Gross could not help noticing the almost mannish length of her stride and the haughty, arrogant tilt of her head.

"Thanks," I managed, looking into the big eyes that were further magnified by her mannish, black-rimmed glasses.

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On this page you'll find 25 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to mannish, such as: manly, masculine, butch, macho, male, and mannified.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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