Her gruff mannish exterior hid a sensitive and complex nature.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounmanmanhoodmankindadjectivemanly ≠ unmanlymanned ≠ unmannedmannishverbmanadverbmanfully
a woman who is mannish, or who wears mannish clothes, looks or behaves like a man – used especially when this is considered unattractive: She had strong, almost mannish features. a mannish jacket—mannishly adverb