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What is the adjective for mannies?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb man which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

mannish
  1. (now archaic) Resembling or characteristic of a human being, in form or nature; human. [from 9th c.]
  2. Of a woman: resembling or characteristic of a man, masculine. [from 14th c.]
  3. (Caribbean, Guyana) Impertinent; assertive. [from 19th c.]
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  5. Examples:
    1. “She shook hands in a mannish way.”
      “She wore a mannish suit and commanded the room with her confident demeanor.”
      “Despite her young age, Sarah possessed a mannish confidence and maturity that set her apart from her peers.”
manlike
  1. Of or characteristic of grown men, as opposed to women or children; macho, mannish, virile.
  2. Of or relating to a human being; anthropoid, anthropomorphous.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “She displayed manlike strength and resilience as she single-handedly carried the heavy boxes up the stairs.”
      “He possessed a manlike strength and determination that earned him respect among his peers.”
      “In a village deep in the jungles of central Peru, and nowhere else, grows an orchid whose flesh is more manlike than most.”
manned
manly
  1. Having the characteristics of a man.
  2. Having qualities befitting a man; courageous, resolute, noble.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “If I know I am alone, I like to sing, but never in a manly voice, always in falsetto.”
      “With his manly muscles, he flexed and pulled hard to tie the raft off to a near-shore palm tree using a Boy Scout knot.”
      “John strutted the deck in manly defiance, and with the certainty that the sea, nor its tumblings nor roarings would have any effect upon him.”
men's
  1. Intended for use by men.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “His wardrobe consisted of a collection of timeless, sophisticated men's attire suitable for any formal occasion.”
man
  1. Only used in man enough
manless
  1. Without a man or men.
manlier
manliest
  1. superlative form of manly: most manly
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Dawson was the manliest of these men, and to show it, he often smoked right there on stage.”
      “The honor of a scout will not permit of anything but the highest and the best and the manliest.”
      “And among men it seems to me that our Colonial men are in the first rank of the manliest.”
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