manful [man-fuh l] SynonymsExamplesWord Origin adjective
- having or showing boldness, courage, or strength; resolute.
Origin of manful Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at man1, -ful Related formsman·ful·ly, adverbman·ful·ness, nounun·man·ful, adjectiveun·man·ful·ly, adverbun·man·ful·ness, nounSynonyms for manful See manly. Examples from the Web for manfully Historical Examples of manfully
The learning to take it manfully is what as individuals we get out of it.
Basil King
The other was John Grueby, who had stood by him so manfully at Westminster.
Charles Dickens
So long as hope remained to us we struggled on manfully enough.
Charles James Lever
Ay, I could do it manfully, too, if I were not carrying along with me memories of long ago.
Charles James Lever
Phil manfully works for a year cancelling his father’s debt, and then escapes.
Oliver Optic
British Dictionary definitions for manfully manful adjective
- a less common word for manly
Derived Formsmanfully, adverbmanfulness, noun Word Origin and History for manfully adv.
c.1400, from manful + -ly (2). Old English had manlice “manfully, nobly.”
manful adj.
late 14c., “courageous, brave, resolute,” from man (n.) + -ful.