mannishness

Variant of mannish

mannish definition

man·nish (man′is̸h)

adjective

having a quality usually regarded as belonging to or right for a man: used, sometimes with mild contempt, in referring to a woman

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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