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male

[meyl] / meɪl /
ADJECTIVE
masculine, manly
Synonyms




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Scotney is the fourth British boxer - male or female - to seal undisputed status in the four-belt era after Josh Taylor, Chantelle Cameron and Savannah Marshall.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

“I really like writing about non-toxic male friendships and relationships,” Lawrence said.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

O’Hara, a popular male lead called in to play Captain Hook.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

West, one of the grande dames of the movement, got her start at Seattle alt-weekly the Stranger and spent years excoriating fatphobia, online misogyny, and male entitlement for the ur-millennial-feminist site Jezebel.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

My eyes picked Karel immediately from the crowd in front of the church, dressed in top hat and tails as were all the male guests, but incomparably the handsomest there.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom