M'ASCULINE, adjective [Latin masculinus, from masculus, mas.] 1. Having the qualities of a man; strong; robust; as a masculine body. 2. Resembling man; coarse; opposed to delicate or soft; as masculine features. 3. Bold; brave; as a masculine spirit or courage. 4. In grammar, the masculine gender of words is that which expresses a male, or something analogous to it; or it is the gender appropriated to males, though not always expressing the male sex.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI