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mannered
[man-erd]
adjective
having manners manner as specified (usually used in combination).
ill-mannered people.
having distinctive mannerisms; affected.
a mannered walk.
mannered
/ ˈæə /
adjective
having idiosyncrasies or mannerisms; affected
mannered gestures
of or having mannerisms of style, as in art or literature
(in combination) having manners as specified
ill-mannered
Other Word Forms
- nonmannered adjective
- overmannered adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
George Steffes, who served as Reagan’s legislative director in Sacramento, allowed as how the loudly and proudly uncouth Trump was “180 degrees” from the politely mannered Reagan.
It was her reading of the script, and, as you noted, the sort of mannered way that the characters spoke.
Still, he recognizes that his mannered Yankee conservatism has fully given way to the conspiratorial hooting of Sun Belt extremists.
The characters are all rigorously mannered, as though they’re mimicking the mannequins in old film strips of 1950s bomb shelters.
He described them as "young, boisterous lads" who were "well mannered", "well behaved" and loved.
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