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mannered

[man-erd]

adjective

  1. having manners manner as specified (usually used in combination).

    ill-mannered people.

  2. having distinctive mannerisms; affected.

    a mannered walk.



mannered

/ ˈæə /

adjective

  1. having idiosyncrasies or mannerisms; affected

    mannered gestures

  2. of or having mannerisms of style, as in art or literature

  3. (in combination) having manners as specified

    ill-mannered

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • nonmannered adjective
  • overmannered adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mannered1

First recorded in 1350–1400, mannered is from the Middle English word manered. See manner 1, -ed 3
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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.

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It was her reading of the script, and, as you noted, the sort of mannered way that the characters spoke.

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Still, he recognizes that his mannered Yankee conservatism has fully given way to the conspiratorial hooting of Sun Belt extremists.

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The characters are all rigorously mannered, as though they’re mimicking the mannequins in old film strips of 1950s bomb shelters.

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He described them as "young, boisterous lads" who were "well mannered", "well behaved" and loved.

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