Emily Dickinson Lexicon

MAN'LY, a. [man and like.]

1. Manlike; becoming a man; firm; brave; undaunted. Serene and manly, hardened to sustain / The load of life. Dryden.
2. Dignified; noble; stately. He moves with manly grace. Dryden.
3. Pertaining to the adult age of man; as, a manly voice.
4. Not boyish or womanish; as, a manly stride. Shak.