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What is the adjective for mannered?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb mannerize which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

mannerless
  1. lacking good manners; impolite; ill-bred
  2. clumsy; graceless
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  4. Examples:
    1. “But in the business life there are many mannerless and unpolite people.”
      “Vane's position put him above possibility of affront by Wantage in even the most arrogant and mannerless of the latter's moods.”
      “However, the few Quakers in the throng took no offence, and I presently nudged my mannerless comrades into a snickering silence.”
mannered
  1. (often in combination) Having manners or (often excessive) mannerisms.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “His mannered behavior at the party, complete with exaggerated gestures and affected speech, made it clear that he was desperately seeking attention.”
      “Last week, your mild mannered reporter was walking through Knightsbridge, and he glanced in an easterly direction.”
      “Ernest was an old fashioned sort, well mannered and courteous, quietly spoken, and above all a gentleman.”
mannersome
  1. Characterised by having (good) manners; mannerly
  2. Examples:
    1. “Cody proved to be a mannersome child, and he ended up most weekday afternoons with Amy, watching movies on the television.”
mannerly
  1. Polite, having good manners.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “It's also good to finally meet a guardian as mannerly as you are.”
      “He is perfectly mannerly, but has the air of a man who expects, and receives, deference.”
      “If we remember to praise him for thinking, we help him to be a mannerly dog on his own and not just a robot.”
manneristic
mannerized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of mannerize
mannerizing
  1. present participle of mannerize
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