mannered

Speech parts

1. mannered - Adjective

2. mannered - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Having a certain way, esp. a polite way, of carrying and conducting one's self.

Affected with mannerism; marked by excess of some characteristic peculiarity.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

prissy chichi forced histrionic affected studied false camp artificial dramatic theatrical conscious posed precious strained
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Antonyms

natural true real controlled absolute genuine
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Phrases with the word

well-mannered person better-mannered be bad-mannered well-mannered child good-mannered less mannered

Anagrams

Menander

Examples

The best mannered people make the most absurd lovers. Denis Diderot

He Titian is the least mannered and consequently the most varied of artists. Mannered talents have but one bias, one usage only. They are more apt to follow the impulse of the hand than to control it. Those that are less mannered must be more varied, for they continually respond to genuine emotion. Eugène Delacroix

Here's a movie that stretches out every moment for more than it's worth, until even the moments of inspiration seem forced. Since the basic idea of the movie is a good one and there are talented people in the cast, what we have here is a film shot down by its own forced and mannered style. Roger Ebert

Anyone becomes mannered if you think too much about what other people think. Kim Gordon

Coming from the cotton plantation, the southern regions, I was brought up with real nice kids, mannered kids, who would go to church on Sunday. Luther Allison

A well mannered man does not step on the shadow of his fellow man. Chinese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

manner of walking manner of working mannerable Mannering mannerism mannerist