masculine
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To compound matters, the masculine ego trap also tells a man that he’s not worthy of what he wants until he achieves some nebulous milestone that, again, sets him apart from other men.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
You always expect a very masculine force to come in with this kind of power, and the fact that it never does with “Lanterns” is so unique.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
“We didn’t lose because we didn’t have masculine candidates,” she said.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Other versions introduce Odysseus with more masculine oomph.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
It’s masculine, too, in French, not just a plain noun like it is in English.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
The ladies put on their most scrumptious dresses, and the masculines blaze in red and blue and green neckties that almost set you on fire.
From Phemie Frost's Experiences by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens
The question ought to be met squarely by the "masculines" as well as by the women.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
The masculines end in -a, the feminines and neuters in -e.
From Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary by C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso) Smith
About the end of the 11th century feminines not ending in e = ǝ take, by analogy of the masculines, s in the nom. sing., thus distinguishing nom. flors from acc. flor.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various
Nouns signifying males are masculines; as, fear a man, righ a king, sagart a priest, tarbh a bull, cu a dog.
From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Alexander Stewart
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