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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Manly \Man"ly\, adjective [Compar. {Manlier}; superl. {Manliest}.] [Man + -ly. Cf. {Manlike}.] Having qualities becoming to a man; not childish or womanish; manlike, esp. brave, courageous, resolute, noble.
Let's briefly put on manly readiness. --Shak.
Serene and manly, hardened to sustain The load of life. --Dryden.
Syn: Bold; daring; brave; courageous; firm; undaunted; hardy; dignified; stately.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Manly \Man"ly\, adverb In a manly manner; with the courage and fortitude of a manly man; as, to act manly.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
manly
adjective
1: possessing qualities befitting a man [syn: {manful}, {manlike}] [ant: {unmanly}]
2: characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports" [syn: {male}, {manful}, {manlike}, {virile}]
adverb: in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man; "having said her say Peggy manfully shouldered her burden and prepared to break up yet another home" [syn: {manfully}] [ant: {unmanfully}] [also: {manliest}, {manlier}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
106 Moby Thesaurus words for "manly": Christian, andric, blameless, bold, bold-spirited, brave, bull, chivalric, chivalrous, clean, courageous, creditable, daring, dauntless, decent, doughty, erect, estimable, ethical, fair, fearless, full of integrity, gallant, gentlemanlike, gentlemanly, good, greathearted, hardy, heroic, herolike, high-minded, high-principled, highly respectable, honest, honorable, immaculate, intrepid, inviolate, ironhearted, irreproachable, just, knightlike, knightly, law-abiding, law-loving, law-revering, lionhearted, macho, male, manful, manlike, mannish, masculine, moral, noble, plucky, principled, pure, red-blooded, reputable, resolute, respectable, right, right-minded, righteous, soldierlike, soldierly, spotless, stable, stainless, stalwart, steadfast, sterling, stout, stouthearted, true-dealing, true-devoted, true-disposing, true-souled, true-spirited, truehearted, unafraid, unblemished, uncorrupt, uncorrupted, undaunted, undefiled, uneffeminate, unflinching, unimpeachable, unshrinking, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untarnished, unwavering, upright, uprighteous, upstanding, valiant, valorous, venturesome, virile, virtuous, worthy, yeomanly
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Manly, IA (city, FIPS 48900) Location: 43.28826 N, 93.20173 W Population (1990): 1349 (610 housing units) Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50456
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Manly, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 1342 Housing Units (2000): 594 Land area (2000): 1.437989 sq. miles (3.724373 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.437989 sq. miles (3.724373 sq. km) FIPS code: 48900 Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19 Location: 43.287766 N, 93.203800 W ZIP Codes (1990): 50456 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Manly, IA Manly
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