Manful

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Manful \Man"ful\, a.
     Showing manliness, or manly spirit; hence, brave, courageous,
     resolute, noble. " Manful hardiness." --Chaucer. --
     {Man"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Man"ful*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  manful
       adj 1: possessing qualities befitting a man [syn: {manly}, {manlike}]
              [ant: {unmanly}]
       2: characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports"
          [syn: {male}, {manlike}, {manly}, {virile}]