Adjective modifier

• generic: The Path of Prudence There are, as Miss Reames points out, ways to avoid generic masculines without resorting to linguistic monstrosities.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• make: Gender means making the adjective masculine or feminine to agree with the noun.

Modifies a noun

• pronoun: He employs the masculine pronoun which covers all human souls.

• noun: You make the choice depending on how the masculine noun begins.

• gender: Words importing the masculine gender only shall include the feminine gender.

• fragrance: Miracle by Lancome is a refined, subtle and masculine fragrance.

• scent: This masculine scent is a blend of spices... .

• trait: Would they see ' aggression ' as a desirable masculine trait, for example?

Modifying Another Word

• either: Here are some examples: table, car, dog, brother, etc. In French all nouns are either masculine or feminine.

• very: In the week of the left jab, it's still a very masculine affair.

• quite: There is something quite masculine about all these writers.

• distinctly: Distinctly masculine, this fragrance is for sensible and confident men.

• traditionally: Target Heads ( 12 ) is an assemblage that is clearly evocative of the traditionally masculine domains of heavy engineering and weaponry.

• largely: Technology has become deeply imbued with its largely masculine practice.

Used with adjective complement

• become: Thus the drawing room became very feminine in style whilst the dining room became more masculine.

• look: A canvas tote will look suitably masculine, especially with a navy trim.

• appear: You previously remarked that you never do drag because it makes you appear more masculine.

• consider: What may be considered masculine in one culture, in another may be the opposite.

Preposition: in

• design: The watch is very masculine in design and stature.

• appearance: These cherubs are both shown as masculine in appearance, just as Yehouah is always taken to be masculine in every respect.