mannered
Use Mannered in a sentence
ərd adjective
1.
having manners as specified (usually used in combination): ill-mannered people.
2.
having distinctive mannerisms; affected: a mannered walk.
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| —adj | |
| 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 |
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Mannered
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Word Origin & History
mannered
mid-15c., "having manners of one kind or another," from manner. Later, especially, "well-mannered."
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Example sentences
Jennings had a nervous habit of eating paper and a mannered way of sucking on sugar cubes.
At outside social events, he was sweet and mild mannered and had no memory of his nasty outbursts.
Children must be free from illness, accompanied by an adult, and appropriately mannered.
But ragged-tooth sharks are by no means so mild mannered in all situations.
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