Meanings
adverbmanshiply (comparative more manshiply, superlative most manshiply)
comparative more manshiply · superlative most manshiply
- obsoletemanly, honorably, faithfully; good qualities of a man; in a courtly, polite manner
1500, English Conquest of Ireland The Pepil of the londe manshiply hym sholde vp-take.
Origin
- Middle Englishmanshiply“honorably, faithfully; in a courtly manner”
- Englishmanshiply
From Middle English manshiply (“honorably, faithfully; in a courtly manner”), equivalent to manship + -ly.
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manshiply. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manshiply
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“manshiply.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manshiply. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manshiply,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manshiply.
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