What does manfully mean?

manfully means "in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man".

How many syllables are in manfully?

manfully has 3 syllables: man-ful-ly. The stress falls on "man". In IPA it is /ˈmænfəli/.

What is another word for manfully?

Close synonyms include manly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of manfully?

The recorded antonyms are unmanfully.

Is manfully a common word?

manfully is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

manfully — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man
“having said her say Peggy manfully shouldered her burden and prepared to break up yet another home”
Synonymsmanly
Antonymsunmanfully

Questions about manfully

What does manfully mean?: manfully means "in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man".
How many syllables are in manfully?: manfully has 3 syllables: man-ful-ly. The stress falls on "man". In IPA it is /ˈmænfəli/.
What is another word for manfully?: Close synonyms include manly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of manfully?: The recorded antonyms are unmanfully.
Is manfully a common word?: manfully is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for manfully come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man
“having said her say Peggy manfully shouldered her burden and prepared to break up yet another home”
Synonymsmanly
Antonymsunmanfully

Questions about manfully

What does manfully mean?: manfully means "in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man".
How many syllables are in manfully?: manfully has 3 syllables: man-ful-ly. The stress falls on "man". In IPA it is /ˈmænfəli/.
What is another word for manfully?: Close synonyms include manly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of manfully?: The recorded antonyms are unmanfully.
Is manfully a common word?: manfully is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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