mannered
adjective /ˈmænəd/
/ˈmænərd/
- (disapproving) (of behaviour, art, writing, etc.) trying to impress people by being formal and not natural synonym affected
- His prose style is far too mannered and self-conscious.
- deliberately slow and mannered movements
WordfinderTopics Literature and writingc2- comic
- far-fetched
- gripping
- historical
- mannered
- moving
- rambling
- readable
- story
- tragic
- -mannered(in compounds) having the type of manners mentioned
- a bad-mannered child