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manful
adjective man·ful \ˈman-fəl\
Definition of MANFUL
: having or showing courage and resolution
— man·ful·ly \-fə-lē\ adverb
— man·ful·ness noun
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First Known Use of MANFUL
14th century
Related to MANFUL
- Synonyms
- bold, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, greathearted, gutsy, gutty, heroic (also heroical), intrepid, lionhearted, brave, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, undauntable, undaunted, valiant, valorous
- Antonyms
- chicken, chickenhearted, chicken-livered, coward, cowardly, craven, dastardly, fainthearted, fearful, gutless, lily-livered, milk-livered [archaic], nerveless, poltroon, poor-spirited, pusillanimous, spineless, spiritless, timorous, uncourageous, ungallant, unheroic, weakhearted, yellow
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