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mannerly
adjective
uk /ˈmæn.ə.li/ us /ˈmæn.ɚ.li/
following polite ways of treating other people and behaving in public:
The 1950s are often seen as the last years of a quaint and mannerly Britain.
Is it true that people everywhere are less mannerly than they used to be?
Her husband chaired the meeting with such mannerly charm.
Each generation seems to feel that new generations are less mannerly than preceding ones.
What is the next mannerly step in this situation?
Our parents had taught us to be obedient, truthful and mannerly.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Manners & levels of formality
button-down
buttoned-up
casualization
ceremonious
ceremoniously
formally
genteel
genteelly
genteelness
gentility
grace
non-U
not the done thingidiom
over-familiar
propriety
pukka
solemnity
valediction
valedictory
without ceremony
Related word
manner
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