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mannered

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man·nered  (mnrd)
adj.
1. Having manners of a specific kind: ill-mannered children.
2.
a. Having or showing a certain manner: a mild-mannered supervisor.
b. Artificial or affected: mannered speech.
3. Of, relating to, or exhibiting mannerisms.

mannered [ˈmænəd]
adj
1. having idiosyncrasies or mannerisms; affected mannered gestures
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) of or having mannerisms of style, as in art or literature
3. (in combination) having manners as specified ill-mannered
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.mannered - having unnatural mannerisms; "brief, mannered and unlifelike idiom"
affected, unnatural - speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression

mannered
adjective affected, put-on, posed, artificial, pseudo (informal), pretentious, stilted, arty-farty (informal) If you are too careful, the results can look mannered.
real, natural, genuine, sincere, honest, unaffected, unpretentious
Translations
mannered [ˈmænəd] ADJ
1. (= affected) [style] → amanerado
2. (= camp) → cursi
mannered
adj
(= affected, fussy) style, work of art, gesturesmanieriert; friendliness, subservience etcbetont, prononciert (geh)
(with adv) to be well-/ill-/impeccably manneredgute/schlechte/tadellose Manieren haben; a well-/ill-/impeccably mannered manein Mann mit guten/schlechten/tadellosen Manieren
mannered [ˈmænəd] adjaffettato/a
mannered [ˈmænəd] adjaffettato/a


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That bell that you carry is not, believe me, any order of merit, but on the contrary a mark of disgrace, a public notice to all men to avoid you as an ill mannered dog.
Owning no slaves, they were not rated among "the best people" of their neighborhood; but they were honest persons of good education, fairly well mannered and as respectable as any family could be if uncredentialed by personal dominion over the sons and daughters of Ham.
She's well- mannered, too; she didn't ask for anything, and was thankful for whatever she got.
 
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