Strapping vs Manful - What's the difference?
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(obsolete) Of a young woman full of vigor; lusty.
Of a person of either sex; Having a sturdy muscular physique; robust.
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Adhesive plaster for strapping injuries.
A length of narrow material to be used for straps, or straps collectively.
A beating with a strap.
Showing the characteristics considered typical of a man; macho or manly
(by extension) Courageous; noble; high-minded.
Strapping is a related term of manful.
As adjectives the difference between strapping and manful
is that strapping is (obsolete) of a young woman full of vigor; lusty while manful is showing the characteristics considered typical of a man; macho or manly.As a verb strapping
is .As a noun strapping
is adhesive plaster for strapping injuries.strapping
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(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=But while the two strapping front men battered Foster, they could not better him, and in the absence of tangible reward for his creative efforts, Pennant almost took matters into his own hands, curling a low free-kick inches wide of Foster's left-hand upright.}}