Mannered
['mænəd] or ['mænɚd]
Definition
(adj.) having unnatural mannerisms; 'brief, mannered and unlifelike idiom' .
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Definition
(a.) Having a certain way, esp. a polite way, of carrying and conducting one's self.
(a.) Affected with mannerism; marked by excess of some characteristic peculiarity.
Editor: Ryan
Examples
- These Italians were also very mannered and matched manners with the two we had collected before. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Was there ever a more mild-mannered, Sunday-school young man? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Still, this mildest-mannered man that ever was, had not complained. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- That's a drop of the right sort, I can see, said Grandfer Cantle, with the air of a man too well-mannered to show any hurry to taste it. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- She was certainly one of the best mannered women in England, not excepting even those of the very highest rank. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I shouldn't wish to appear ill-mannered, gentlemen,' said the third, who had called the dogs back, 'Mr. Giles ought to know. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
Editor: Ryan