Manfully

adv

adv ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a manful manner; with the characteristics considered typical of a man, such as strength, courage, and determination.

    "[…] Apollyon wounded him in his head, his hand and foot; this made Chriſtian give a little back: Apollyon therefore followed his work amain, and Chriſtian again took courage, and reſiſted as manfully as he could."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
arduouslybec et onglescourageouslydauntlesslyeffortfullygamely

Example

More examples

"[…] Apollyon wounded him in his head, his hand and foot; this made Chriſtian give a little back: Apollyon therefore followed his work amain, and Chriſtian again took courage, and reſiſted as manfully as he could."

Etymology

From Middle English manfully; equivalent to manful + -ly.

More for "manfully"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.