mannish
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Is mannish a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (of a woman) Resembling or characteristic of a man, masculine.Examples: "A woman impudent and mannish grown Is not more loathed than an effeminate man In time of action."; "She detested the look of herself in large goggles, detested being forced to tie on her hat, detested the heavy, mannish coat of rough tweed that Sir Philip insisted she must wear when motoring."Synonyms: butch, masculine, unladylike
2. (Caribbean, Guyana) Impertinent; assertive.Examples: "2014, Kurt Campbell, “Police left 15-year-old to die — Relatives,” inewsguyana.com, 11 March, 2014, “They could have saved his life because he was still living, one woman said when she told the police that the boy was alive he said leave him to die, he’s wanted,” Giddings cried, adding that “I know he bad, he mannish, he does misbehave but I never know he was wanted… how can they make the claim without medical assistance.”"CaribbeanGuyana
3. (Caribbean, African-American Vernacular) Precocious.Caribbean
4. (archaic or fantasy) Resembling or characteristic of a human being, in form or nature; human.Examples: "The Westron was a Mannish speech, though enriched and softened under Elvish influence."archaic
Definition source: Wiktionary