[ UK /mˈænəli/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. socially correct in behavior
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How To Use mannerly In A Sentence

  • UB's policy, with its Victorian-era requirement of "mannerly" conduct and expression at all times, instead requires students to walk on eggshells around one another to avoid being guilty of FIRE - The Torch
  • He found the pupils to be very friendly, mannerly and confident young people.
  • She was very jittery, far more jittery than Lydie had ever seen the mannerly, dignified Anne Holden.
  • His manners - in an unmannerly age - were impeccable.
  • She said that he carried himself well, behaved mannerly, and cried several times while the “details” of the allegations were diclosed in the trial. This week's cover: An exclusive first look at the new Michael Jackson movie | EW.com
  • He directs at a mannerly pace, building his themes methodically.
  • The other young people on the ship were friendly and mannerly. THE BIRTHDAY OF THE WORLD
  • Yet, the possibility always remains that the signifying capabilities of the tongue, and, more generally, the body will exceed the narrow scope of its assignment, becoming rude, unmannerly, undisciplined, and uncivilized.
  • The start of the meeting was delayed by half-an-hour by the unmannerly opposition parties calling votes in the chamber of Dáil Éireann.
  • Not only does Hamlet appear more rational than the King and Queen suspect but he also seems quite willing to perform madness, thus meeting the expectations of his audience, in order to speak in an uncensored and unmannerly fashion.
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