manfully

manfully
manfully (adv.) c.1400, from MANFUL (Cf. manful) + -LY (Cf. -ly) (2). Old English had manlice "manfully, nobly."

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  • manfully — [[t]mæ̱nf(ə)li[/t]] ADV GRADED: ADV with v If you say that someone, especially a man, does something manfully, you mean that they do it in a very determined or brave way. They stuck to their task manfully. ...simple people who manfully bear the… …   English dictionary

  • manfully — adverb In a manful manner; with the characteristics considered typical of a man, such as strength, courage, and determination. One (ant) struggled manfully by with a dead spider five times as big as itself in its arms …   Wiktionary

  • manfully — adv. Manfully is used with these verbs: ↑struggle …   Collocations dictionary

  • manfully — man|ful|ly [ˈmænfəli] adv old fashioned in a brave, determined way ▪ Joe struggled manfully with his case and rucksack …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • manfully — adverb in a brave, determined way: They struggled manfully on through the wind and rain. manful adjective …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • manfully — manful ► ADJECTIVE ▪ brave and resolute. DERIVATIVES manfully adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • manfully — adverb in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man having said her say Peggy manfully shouldered her burden and prepared to break up yet another home • Syn: ↑manly • Ant: ↑unmanfully • Derived from adjective: ↑manful …   Useful english dictionary

  • Manfully — Manful Man ful, a. Showing manliness, or manly spirit; hence, brave, courageous, resolute, noble. Manful hardiness. Chaucer. {Man ful*ly}, adv. {Man ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • manfully — adverb see manful …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • manfully — See manful. * * * …   Universalium

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