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adjectivehaving manners as specified (usually used in combination): ill-mannered people. having distinctive mannerisms; affected: a mannered walk. Origin of manneredFirst recorded in 1350–1400, mannered is from the Middle English word manered.See manner1, -ed3 OTHER WORDS FROM mannerednon·man·nered, adjectiveo·ver·man·nered, adjectiveWords nearby manneredMannar, manna sugar, manned, mannequin, manner, mannered, Mannerheim, Mannerheim line, mannerism, mannerless, mannerly Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mannered“Rails” and “lacerate,” two other words swiftly elected for pillory, were classic Tejpal, overblown, mannered, theatrical. The Fall of India’s Conscience|Tunku Varadarajan|November 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST I think she writes too much about herself, not enough about actual policy, and is too mannered. The Dowd Imbroglio|Michael Tomasky|September 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST To a Frenchman whose name even now is unknown to most of Earth, who gave a mannered, non-vocal performance. Why George Clooney Will Lose to Jean Dujardin|Richard Rushfield|February 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST There they are today, insolent-eyed and "walk-the-plank" mannered to all but the few whom they feel they can hold to high ransom. Fifth Avenue|Arthur Bartlett Maurice
"Captain Moray and I have sat at meat together before," he said, with mannered coolness. The Seats Of The Mighty, Complete|Gilbert Parker In those days her mind was continually under the influence of any author she cared about, particularly if his style were mannered. The Beth Book|Sarah Grand And as the grand painting became hollow and mannered, genre painting grew Philistine and decrepit. The History of Modern Painting, Volume 3 (of 4)|Richard Muther This was in 1589 when German art was already becoming decadent and mannered. The Story of Nuremberg|Cecil Headlam
British Dictionary definitions for mannered
adjectivehaving idiosyncrasies or mannerisms; affectedmannered gestures of or having mannerisms of style, as in art or literature (in combination) having manners as specifiedill-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 Words related to manneredself-conscious, stilted, pretentious, apish, artificial, chichi, conscious, posed, unnatural, airish, artsy, campy, highfaluting, stuck up |