mannerly
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/ˈmænəɹli/
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/ˈmænəɹli/ · /ˈmɛnɘliː/
Definition of mannerly
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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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
-
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
- With good manners; politely.
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Etymology
From Middle English manerely, equivalent to manner + -ly.
Words you can make from mannerly
122 playable · top: LAYMEN (11 pts)
Best play laymen 11 points6-letter words
6 words5-letter words
19 words4-letter words
40 words- AMYL 9 pts
- ARMY 9 pts
- ELMY 9 pts
- MANY 9 pts
- MYNA 9 pts
- YLEM 9 pts
- AERY 7 pts
- ARYL 7 pts
- EYRA 7 pts
- LYRE 7 pts
- NARY 7 pts
- RELY 7 pts
- YARE 7 pts
- YARN 7 pts
- YEAN 7 pts
- YEAR 7 pts
- ALME 6 pts
- AMEN 6 pts
- LAME 6 pts
- MALE 6 pts
- MANE 6 pts
- MARE 6 pts
- MARL 6 pts
- MEAL 6 pts
- MEAN 6 pts
- MERL 6 pts
- NAME 6 pts
- NEMA 6 pts
- REAM 6 pts
- EARL 4 pts
- EARN 4 pts
- ELAN 4 pts
- LANE 4 pts
- LARN 4 pts
- LEAN 4 pts
- LEAR 4 pts
- NARE 4 pts
- NEAR 4 pts
- RALE 4 pts
- REAL 4 pts
3-letter words
37 words- MAY 8 pts
- YAM 8 pts
- ANY 6 pts
- AYE 6 pts
- LAY 6 pts
- LEY 6 pts
- LYE 6 pts
- NAY 6 pts
- RAY 6 pts
- RYA 6 pts
- RYE 6 pts
- YAR 6 pts
- YEA 6 pts
- YEN 6 pts
- YER 6 pts
- ARM 5 pts
- ELM 5 pts
- LAM 5 pts
- MAE 5 pts
- MAN 5 pts
- MAR 5 pts
- MEL 5 pts
- MEN 5 pts
- NAM 5 pts
- RAM 5 pts
- REM 5 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- ERN 3 pts
- LAR 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NAN 3 pts
- RAN 3 pts
2-letter words
19 wordsFind your best play with mannerly
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