mannered

C2+ Topic:Register & Style
US /ˈmænɝd/
adj Freq #42893

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    having unnatural mannerisms

    Brief, mannered and unlifelike idiom.

  2. 2
    adj

    Having manners or (often excessive) mannerisms.

    His upbringing had led him to act in an overly mannered way.

Etymology

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

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