MASCULINELY

Etymology

Adverb

masculinely (comparative more masculinely, superlative most masculinely)

In a masculine manner.

Source: Wiktionary

MASCULINE

Mas"cu*line, a. Etym: [L. masculinus, fr. masculus male, manly, dim. of mas a male: cf. F. masculin. See Male masculine.]

1. Of the male sex; not female. Thy masculine children, that is to say, thy sons. Chaucer.

2. Having the qualities of a man; suitable to, or characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or effeminate; strong; robust. That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins with a masculine energy. Hallam.

3. Belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males. [R.] "A masculine church." Fuller.

4. (Gram.)

Definition: Having the inflections of, or construed with, words pertaining especially to male beings, as distinguished from feminine and neuter. See Gender.

– Mas"cu*line*ly, adv.

– Mas"cu*line*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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