MANNISH


Meaning of MANNISH in English

man ‧ nish /ˈmænɪʃ/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ man , ↑ manhood , ↑ mankind ; adjective : ↑ manly ≠ ↑ unmanly , manned ≠ ↑ unmanned , ↑ mannish ; verb : ↑ man ; adverb : ↑ manfully ]

a woman who is mannish, or who wears mannish clothes, looks or behaves like a man – used especially when this is considered unattractive:

She had strong, almost mannish features.

a mannish jacket

—mannishly adverb

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.