Adjective : mannish clothing styles for women; a mannish voice. ,a mannish youth. From Dictionary.com.
The tall girl threw up her mannishly cropped, chestnut head. From Wordnik.com. [Murder at Bridge] Reference
He found her handsome, though with a mannishly square jaw and sharp features. From Wordnik.com. [And Other Tales Of Valdemar]
After a moment's hesitation, Polly Beale strode mannishly out of the room, straight into the hall. From Wordnik.com. [Murder at Bridge] Reference
I'm just thinking of how the image of Napolitano mannishly dumping on Palin will play politically. From Wordnik.com. ["Obama to Dispatch Female Surrogates" -- that NYT headline I flagged last night -- is now: "Obama Camp Turns to Clinton to Counter Palin."] Reference
It was a log house built by amateur hands, but roughly artistic without, and mannishly comfortable within. From Wordnik.com. [Joyce of the North Woods] Reference
Her close-cropped hair was mannishly styled and dyed shoe-polish black, her eyes intense when they briefly met mine. From Wordnik.com. [CRUEL AND UNUSUAL] Reference
Lumbering through the narrow checkout lane at Osco, one girl on each hip, a strong, young son behind, he hugging one gallon, I dangling one from each mannishly strong index finger. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-12-01] Reference
She had a pleasant and self-possessed manner, and was beautifully tailored — not mannishly, and yet with a severe fineness of outline that negatived the appeal of a beautiful figure. From Wordnik.com. [Unnatural Death]
I saw Jim as a guy who probably had cool loner fantasies when he was a passenger on planes, refusing to speak to his seat mates, nodding in silent agreement with newsmagazine think pieces, and being mannishly curt with flight attendants. From Wordnik.com. [Shampoo Planet]
She forgot Mr. Tubbs 'careful teaching, said "I'm pleased to know you," instead, and held out her hand to the tall, thin, mannishly dressed young woman behind Mr.. Crosswaithe, who, though Robin did not know it, was Mr.. Crosswaithe's daughter. From Wordnik.com. [Red-Robin] Reference
As for appearances, Smith had gray eyes, curiously colorless hair kept cropped short, and invariably wore gray, either as a mannishly tailored suit, or a chauffeur's uniform (and somehow, perhaps because she looked so androgynous, no one was scandalized by a woman in trousers). From Wordnik.com. [Phoenix And Ashes]
Some of them struggled mannishly with the tears they fain would hide. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland] Reference
The dark brown corduroy was simply, if mannishly cut, and in a way it became her. From Wordnik.com. [El Diablo] Reference
He took it, weighed it on his palm, wanted to study it, but instead slipped it mannishly into the pocket of his blouse. From Wordnik.com. [Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California] Reference
The room was furnished, incongruously enough, in quite a modern fashion, rather shabbily, and I daresay rather mannishly. From Wordnik.com. [The Lady Paramount] Reference
Modeled after the usual riding costume, both coat and breeches were youthfully, rather than mannishly, tailored; and the narrow, vertical stripe of the dark gray material served to make her slenderness almost girlish. From Wordnik.com. [The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life] Reference
Long lashes, too white for beauty, cast very faint light shadows as she looked down; but when she raised the lids, the dark-blue eyes were bright, with wide pupils and a straight look, quick to fasten, slow to let go, never yet quite softened, and yet never mannishly hard. From Wordnik.com. [Adam Johnstone's Son] Reference
Mr. Bagshaw, who appeared to pride himself at least as much on his characteristics, replied by sulkily looking at his watch; and a moment later by sulkily taking a cup, rather as if he were a schoolboy bidden to take lemonade when mannishly desirous of shandygaff, and sulkily remarking, "I must go.". From Wordnik.com. [If Winter Comes] Reference
“Papadaddy and me’s countin on you for our prayer Service,” she said, after filling two coffee cups and mannishly straddling a chair at the table. From Wordnik.com. [Remembering Truman Capote] Reference
Spielberg and Lucas weren’t happy with being told that they had to include at least one female character in the movie, so they opted to pick Cate Blanchett, who is as plain as actresses come, and dress her as mannishly as possible. From Wordnik.com. [INDIANA JONES IS GREASING UP THE BULLWHIP] Reference
A limb, and has the air of putting his hands mannishly under his coattails and crying out at me, "Hello!. From Wordnik.com. [A Kentucky Cardinal] Reference
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