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mannered
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
mannered
(adjective)
ill–mannered
(adjective)
well–mannered
(adjective)
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mannered
/
ˈ
mænɚd/
adjective
mannered
/
ˈ
mænɚd/
adjective
Learner's definition of MANNERED
1
:
behaving in a certain way
—
used in combination
He was a mild-
mannered
[=
gentle
] man who rarely became angry.
well-
mannered
[=well-behaved] children
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2
[
more mannered; most mannered
]
disapproving
:
formal in a way that is intended to impress other people
He had a very
mannered
[=
unnatural
] way of speaking.
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