manlike Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective possessing qualities befitting a man
    manful; manly.
  2. adjective satellite characteristic of a man
    manful; male; manly; virile.
    • a deep male voice
    • manly sports
  3. adjective satellite resembling human beings
    anthropoid.

WordNet

Man"like` adjective
Etymology
Man + like. Cf. Manly.
Definitions
  1. Like man, or like a man, in form or nature; having the qualities of a man, esp. the nobler qualities; manly. " Gentle, manlike speech." Testament of Love. " A right manlike man." Sir P. Sidney.
    In glaring Chloe's manlike taste and mien. Shenstone.

Webster 1913