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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
Adjective
1. (of speech or behaviour) unnaturally formal and put on to impress others
2. having manners as specified: ill-mannered
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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) << OPPOSITE natural

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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.
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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.
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She's well- mannered, too; she didn't ask for anything, and was thankful for whatever she got.
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