mannered

adjective

man·​nered ˈma-nərd 

1

: having manners of a specified kind

well-mannered

2

a

: having or displaying a particular manner

b

: having an artificial or stilted character

passages … so mannered as to be unintelligible

—R. G. G. Price

Examples of mannered in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But Kinds of Kindness is too parched and mannered to be either disturbing or funny or both—and not even its capable cast can rescue it. —Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 17 May 2024

Chastain’s and Hathaway’s performances haven’t the precisely mannered intensity of Veerle Baetens and Anne Coesens in the original, but there’s interest in the duality of their takes on the Betty Draper ideal, driven to derangement by nerves and poise respectively. —Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing mannered

• ill-mannered
• well-mannered

Kids Definition

mannered

adjective

man·​nered ˈman-ərd 

: having manners of a specified kind

well-mannered

mild-mannered