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Mannered adj.

Having a certain way, esp. a polite way, of carrying and conducting one's self; as, a well-mannered child. "Give her princely training, that she may be Mannered as she is born."

Affected with mannerism; marked by excess of some characteristic peculiarity. "His style is in some degree mannered and confined."

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Etymology of 'Mannered'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Mannered" Quotes from Famous Books

... governess had called out that it was lesson-time; so Ethel had gone down, leaving the collar lying on the table, and after lesson-time had forgotten all about it. So the big policeman did not know to whom the dog belonged or where to take him. Scamp was too well-mannered a little dog to bite, but he tried to get down when the policeman took him up and struggled hard. The policeman only laughed, and patted his head. 'No, no, my fine fellow,' he said good-naturedly; 'there'll ...

— The Children's Book of London • Geraldine Edith Mitton

... a point of our coming to stay with her, and very droll it was to see how she and Geoffrey were surprised at each other; she to find her brother's guide, philosopher, and friend, the Langford who had gained every prize, a boyish-looking, boyish-mannered youth, very shy at first, and afterwards, excellent at giggling and making giggle; and he to find one with the exterior of a fine gay lady, so really ...

— Henrietta's Wish • Charlotte M. Yonge

... said Holmes, "he seems a quiet, meek-mannered man enough, but I dare say that there was a lurking devil in his eyes. I had pictured him as a more robust and ...

— The Hound of the Baskervilles • A. Conan Doyle

... or well mannered, was once in better repute than it is now, and its noun, gentility, is still not infrequently found in the work of good writers. Genteel is most often used by those who write, as the Scotchman of the ...

— Write It Right - A Little Blacklist of Literary Faults • Ambrose Bierce

... had helped the dog-stealers to kidnap him after the first great triumph of his youth, when he defeated all comers, from puppy and novice to full-fledged champion, and carried off the blue riband of his year at the Crystal Palace. Well-mannered he would always be; but in these later days his attitude toward all humans, and most animal folk outside his own household, was characterized by a gravely alert and watchful kind of reserve. As the Master once said, ...

— Jan - A Dog and a Romance • A. J. Dawson

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