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Definition mannish

Etymology

From Middle English mannish, mannisshe, mannysh, from earlier mennish (�human", also "humanity, mankind�), from Old English mennis? (�human, natural, humane", also "mankind, human race�), from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz (�human�), from Proto-Germanic *mann- (�man, human, person�), from Proto-Indo-European *man- (�man�), equivalent to man +‎ -ish. Cognate with Old Saxon mens (�human�), Old High German Mensch (�human being�), Old Norse menneske (�human�), Icelandic manneskja (�person, human being�). Doublet of mennish. See also man.

Adjective

mannish (comparative more mannish, superlative most mannish)

1. (of a woman) Resembling or characteristic of a man, masculine. [from 16th c. (from 14th c. in Middle English)]
2. Resembling or characteristic of a grown man (as opposed to a boy); mature, adult. [from 16th c.]
3. (Caribbean, Guyana) Impertinent; assertive. [from 19th c.]
4. (archaic) Resembling or characteristic of a human being, in form or nature; human. [from 16th c. (from 9th c. in Anglo-Saxon)]

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