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"manly" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often masculine (9 letters).
Definitions
in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man
Word origin
From Middle English manli, manlich, manly, from Old English *manlīċ (suggested by adverb manlīċe (“in a way befitting a person; nobly, stately”)), from Proto-West Germanic *mannlīk, from Proto-Germanic *mannlīkaz, equivalent to man + -ly (adjectival suffix).
Used in a sentence
“what God or Feend, or ſpirit of the earth, Or Monſter turned to a manly ſhape, Or of what mould or mettel he be made, What ſtar or ſtate ſoeuer gouern him, Let vs put on our meet incountering mindes, […]”
“Let's briefly put on manly readiness.”
“Serene and manly, harden'd to sustain / The load of life.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Traditionally male”5 letters
02“Masculine”5 letters
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