mannered

mannered

English

Etymology

From Middle English manered; equivalent to manner +‎ -ed.

Adjective

mannered (comparative more mannered, superlative most mannered)

1. (often in combination) Having manners or (often excessive) mannerisms.

   His upbringing had led him to act in an overly mannered way.

   • 2000, Richard W. Kaeuper, Violence in Medieval Society (page 34)

     I doubt in general whether highly mannered societies are necessarily more peaceful societies as assumed by Norbert Elias. Romeo and Juliet lived in a highly mannered, highly violent society; […]

Translations

having manners or mannerisms

Finnish: tapainen (having manners), maneerinen (having mannerisms)

Russian: мане́рный (ru) m (manérnyj) (having mannerisms), мане́рная f (manérnaja) (having mannerisms)

See also

• well mannered
• bad mannered
• ill mannered

Anagrams

• remanned