Chiefly vs Manly - What's the difference?
chiefly | manly |
(focus) especially or primarily; above all
(focus) mainly or principally; almost entirely
Having the characteristics of a man.
Having qualities befitting a man; courageous, resolute, noble.
* Shakespeare
* Dryden
* 2001 , Thomas W. Smith, Revaluing Ethics: Aristotle's Dialectical Pedagogy (page 86)
As adjectives the difference between chiefly and manly
is that chiefly is of, or relating to a chief while manly is having the characteristics of a man.As an adverb chiefly
is (focus) especially or primarily; above all.chiefly
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Adverb
(en adverb)manly
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Adjective
(er)- Let's briefly put on manly readiness.
- Serene and manly , hardened to sustain / The load of life.
- Without a successful defense of one's city, none of the other virtues would be possible; manly courage seems to be a precondition for anything else worth achieving in life.