mannish Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite resembling or imitative of or suggestive of a man rather than a woman
    • a mannish stride
  2. adjective satellite characteristic of a man as distinguished from a woman
    • true mannish arrogance

WordNet

Man"nish adjective
Etymology
Man + -ish: cf. AS. mennisc, menisc.
Definitions
  1. Resembling a human being in form or nature; human. Chaucer.
    But yet it was a figure Most like to mannish creature. Gower.
  2. Resembling, suitable to, or characteristic of, a man, manlike, masculine. Chaucer.
    A woman impudent and mannish grown. Shak.
  3. Fond of men; -- said of a woman. Obs. Chaucer. -- Man"nish*ly adv. -- Man"nish*ness, n.

Webster 1913