Dictionary Definition
mannerly adj : socially correct in behavior [syn:
well-mannered]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- (Canada) /ˈmænərli/
Adjective
mannerly- polite, having good
manners
- 1593, William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona
- Lucetta, as thou lov'st me, let me have / What thou think'st meet, and is most mannerly.
- 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.
- 1593, William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona
Derived terms
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
accommodatingly,
attentively,
chivalrously,
civilly, complacently, complaisantly, correct, courteous, courteously, courtly, deferentially, gallantly, genteel, good-mannered, gracefully, graciously, knightly, obligingly, polite, politely, respectfully, urbanely, well-behaved,
well-mannered, well-spoken