how to pronounce manly

/ˈmænliː/

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manly is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of manly in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… show it it's manly to love and care …”

meaning of manly

Manly means having the attributes people believe a man should have.

manly frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word manly occurs in english on average 3.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics manly can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that manly can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;