mannerly

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈmænəɹli/
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/ˈmænəɹli/ · /ˈmɛnɘliː/

Definition of mannerly

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Having good manners; polite.
    “Lucetta, as thou lov'st me, let me have / What thou think'st meet, and is most mannerly.”
    “Tut, tut, here is a mannerly forbearance: / The truth appeares ſo naked on my ſide, / That any purblind eye may find it out.”
    “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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adj

  1. Having good manners; polite.
    “Lucetta, as thou lov'st me, let me have / What thou think'st meet, and is most mannerly.”
    “Tut, tut, here is a mannerly forbearance: / The truth appeares ſo naked on my ſide, / That any purblind eye may find it out.”
    “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.”

adv

  1. With good manners; politely.

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Etymology

From Middle English manerely, equivalent to manner + -ly.

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