Masculinely

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

  masculine \mas"cu*line\ (m[a^]s"k[-u]*l[i^]n), a. [L.
     masculinus, fr. masculus male, manly, dim. of mas a male: cf.
     F. masculin. See {Male} masculine.]
     1. Of the male sex; not female.
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              Thy masculine children, that is to say, thy sons.
                                                    --Chaucer.
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     2. Having the qualities of a man; suitable to, or
        characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or
        effeminate; strong; robust.
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              That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins
              with a masculine energy.              --Hallam.
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     3. Belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males.
        [R.] "A masculine church." --Fuller.
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     4. (Gram.) Having the inflections of, or construed with,
        words pertaining especially to male beings, as
        distinguished from {feminine} and {neuter}. See {Gender}.
        -- {Mas"cu*line*ly}, adv. -- {Mas"cu*line*ness}, n.
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