Manly
Manly adjective - Of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with men.
Weak
Weak adjective - Lacking bodily strength.
Both words in one sentence
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The trope is played with in that the "manly man" was initially dismissed as a weak, defenseless nerd.
Source: Manga / SWOT - The Critic also gets a lot of fans who think he's a badass, manly role model, when Doug has said time and time again that he's supposed to a weak, pathetic waste of space jerk who's always getting the short end of the stick.
Source: Misaimed Fandom / Web Media
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Weak and Manly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/manly/weak
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Weak or Manly. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/manly/weak.
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