Difference between Manly and Manlike

What is the difference between Manly and Manlike?

Manly as an adjective is having the characteristics of a man. while Manlike as an adjective is of or characteristic of the male sex; macho, mannish, virile.

Manly

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having the characteristics of a man.

Example sentence: I want a manly man who's not afraid to get down and dirty.

Manlike

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of or characteristic of the male sex; macho, mannish, virile.Of or relating to a human being; anthropoid, anthropomorphous.

We hope you now know whether to use Manly or Manlike in your sentence.

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