Mennish

//ˈmɛn.ɪʃ// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Like or characteristic of men. not-comparable, rare

    "But Men are Mennish[;] don't seek perfect Men."

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human

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"But Men are Mennish[;] don't seek perfect Men."

Etymology

* Modern uses are probably men + -ish. * Older ones may be from Middle English mennish (“human”), from Old English mennisċ, from Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz, from Proto-Germanic *mann- (“person, human”), from Proto-Indo-European *mon- or *men-. By surface analysis, man + -ish. Doublet of mannish, mense, and mensch.

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