manlily

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English

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Etymology

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From manly +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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manlily (comparative more manlily, superlative most manlily)

  1. In a manly way.
    • 1852, Richard Kelsey, Alfred of Wessex, volume 2, page 249:
      The gallant King, / His high, his majestic beauty not destroyed / But bearing itself more manlily, the Goddess / In pitying admiration sees, []
    • 2002, Richard Dyer, The Culture of Queers, page 67:
      [] leather has long been associated with 'hard' masculinity [] while jockey briefs are seen to be manlily functional, right down to the rather dysfunctional front opening.
    • 2012, Andy Dale, First Years - Piranhas in the Bedroom, page 311:
      My first idea was to get a coach to Alton Towers and treat Helen to a day out there where I would manlily pretend that the rides did not affect me, before throwing up afterwards.