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English
Etymology
From Middle English manful, manfull, equivalent to man + -ful.
Adjective
manful (comparative manfuller, superlative manfullest)
- Showing the characteristics considered typical of a man; macho or manly
- (by extension) Courageous; noble; high-minded.
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Middle English
Etymology
From man (“man, person”) + -ful.
Pronunciation
Adjective
manful
- Noble, brave, strong, daring, determined; displaying virtues seen as manly.
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Old English
Etymology
By surface analysis, mān (“crime, sin”) + -ful
Adjective
mānful
- wicked, evil, dire
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Þā sē hālga martyr mid þām Hālgan Gāst āfylled smearcode mid mūþe and tō þām mānfullan cwæþ "Ūs ġedafenaþ tō offriġenne þām undēadlīċum gode."- Then the holy martyr, filled with the Holy Spirit, smiled with his mouth and to the evil man said "It benefits us to sacrifice to the undying God."
Declension
Declension of mānful — Strong
Declension of mānful — Weak