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"masculine" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often manly (5 letters).
Definitions
Associated with men or traditionally male qualities.
Word origin
From Middle English masculyne, masculyn, from Old French masculin, from Latin masculīnus, diminutive of masculus (“male, manly”), itself a diminutive of mās (“male”). Displaced native Old English werlīċ (literally “manly”).
Used in a sentence
““John”, “Paul”, and “Jake” are masculine names.”
“That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins with a masculine energy.”
“[…] a masculine church.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Manly”9 letters
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