Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In a manful manner; boldly; courageously.
Wiktionary
- adv. In a manful manner; with the characteristics considered typical of a man, such as strength, courage, and determination.
WordNet 3.0
- adv. in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man
Examples
“He kept his word manfully, and was much comforted to find that his experience was an old story to the professor, who approved his plan, thinking wisely that the discipline would be good for him, and was very kind in offering help and promising to keep the secret of his folly from his friend Bhaer till Nat had redeemed himself.”
“a moment his men wavered at their guns; but he called manfully to them, from where he lay, to fight on boldly for the honor of the”
“He called manfully to her to follow him and turned back, striding, with the club swinging in his hand, towards the squatting-place, as if he had never left the tribe; and she ceased her weeping and followed quickly as”
“I for one am glad that even in the 1990's (to say nothing of today), Harvard Law had largely moved beyond the pure Socratic method (though I recall grimly my Civ Pro class with Arthur Miller), because I don't know how "manfully" I would have endured it.”
“He actually was striding'though not exactly 'manfully'through the noontime crowd, heading for the subway and home.”
“Mr. C_., a large and very stout man, applied it 'manfully' on”
“The cowhide was accordingly produced, and the Rev.Mr. C., a large and very stout man, applied it 'manfully' on 'woman's' bare and 'shrinking flesh.”
American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses
“Then he manfully choked down four or five pieces -- when I say "manfully," it's because I've discovered that most men, if hungry enough, will eat just about anything you put in front of them.”
“I say not that I am about to die, but only that methinks I shall never be able to wield sword manfully again.”
“What would you say were I to tell you that this weakling of ours, although far from approaching the skill and strength of his friend, is yet able to wield a heavy sword manfully and skilfully? ”
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The Adverb Zoo
List of adverbs that refer to animals and their supposed behaviors or qualities, such as doggedly. Real words please.
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Speak, Memory
Words gathered while reading Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov.
cracknel, shingly, glaucous, stretcherman, goodish, loden, gutticle, percha, plasticine, instar, wellhole, camera-lucida and 357 more...
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