mannish

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Synonyms: tannish, wannish, fannish, mannis, manfish, manish

Antonyms: tannish, wannish, fannish, mannis, manfish, manish

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|of a woman}} Resembling or characteristic of a [[man]], [[masculine]]. {{defdate|from 16th c. (from 14th c. in Middle English)}}
2. Resembling or characteristic of a grown man (as opposed to a boy); [[mature]], [[adult]]. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|Caribbean|Guyana}} [[impertinent|Impertinent]]; assertive.<ref>cf. Richard Alsopp, ''Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage'', University of the West Indies Press, 2003, '''mannish'''.^{[https://books.google.ca/books?id=PmvSk13sIc0C&printsec=frontcover]}</ref> {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|Caribbean|African American Vernacular English}} [[precocious|Precocious]].
5. {{lb|en|archaic|or|[[fantasy]]}} Resembling or characteristic of a [[human being]], in form or nature; [[human]]. {{defdate|from 16th c. (from 9th c. in Anglo-Saxon)}}

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