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  • adjective comparative form of manly: more manly

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Examples

  • My in-laws tend to be "manlier" than me, but most of the people I interact with, not so much.

    Real Men rarelylynne 2010

  • In countries where poor health is particularly a threat to survival, women leaned toward "manlier" men.

    Why Women Don't Want Macho Men Jena Pincott 2010

  • In countries where poor health is particularly a threat to survival, women leaned toward "manlier" men.

    Why Women Don't Want Macho Men Jena Pincott 2010

  • In countries where poor health is particularly a threat to survival, women leaned toward "manlier" men.

    Why Women Don't Want Macho Men Jena Pincott 2010

  • Unlike his usual clean-shaven hottie appearances, Ping Hui sported scraggly-looking facial hair for his upcoming Ch 8 CID/informant drama series with fellow MediaCorp artistes Chen Liping and Rui En. The man loves it and finds it a "manlier" look.

    www.hardwarezone.com.sg SGBoYxxx 2010

  • Unlike his usual clean-shaven hottie appearances, Ping Hui sported scraggly-looking facial hair for his upcoming Ch 8 CID/informant drama series with fellow MediaCorp artistes Chen Liping and Rui En. The man loves it and finds it a "manlier" look.

    www.hardwarezone.com.sg SGBoYxxx 2010

  • And the whole concept that one little handheld is "manlier" or whatever than another should seem kind of silly to most people.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2009

  • Now me, if I were making the Beetle manlier, I'd have done something totally unorthodox, like make it insanely fast.

    The Beetle Mans Up Dan Neil 2011

  • After all, they don't come much manlier than Manchester United Methuselah Ryan Giggs and he's hawking a yoga DVD.But ultimately, for a dressing room to man up, it first needs to woman down.

    Premier League stars need to woman down before they man up | Barry Glendenning 2011

  • A slightly manlier sixteen year old, seeing it, completely, in full-on blue-on-white.

    True Fear Matt Kang 2011

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