mannered

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

mannered (comparative more mannered, superlative most mannered)

(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

Anagrams

remanned

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