mannerly
English
Etymology
From Middle English manerly, equivalent to manner + -ly.
Pronunciation
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈmænəɹli/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈmɛnɘliː/
Adjective
mannerly (comparative more mannerly, superlative most mannerly)
- Polite, having good manners.
- c. 1590–1591, William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
- Lucetta, as thou lov'st me, let me have / What thou think'st meet, and is most mannerly.
- 1861, Charlotte Yonge, The Young Step-Mother
- ...but Genevieve's laugh roused her again, partly because she thought it less mannerly than accorded with the girl's usual politeness.
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Derived terms
- mannerliness
Adverb
mannerly (comparative more mannerly, superlative most mannerly)
- Politely; with good manners.