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mannered

adj

Etymology

From Middle English manered; equivalent to manner + -ed.

  1. inherited from manered

Definitions

  1. Having manners or (often excessive) mannerisms.

    • His upbringing had led him to act in an overly mannered way.
    • ill-mannered.
    • I doubt in general whether highly mannered societies are necessarily more peaceful societies as assumed by Norbert Elias. Romeo and Juliet lived in a highly mannered, highly violent society; […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA