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For years critics have been predicting his demise, but mild-mannered Stan has (so far) proved them all wrong.
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His Prior is screechy and mannered to the point of inhumanity.
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And there was something else under the surface, a toughness and blue-collar sincerity that spoke of bigger sonic possibilities for his folk than, say, the mannered and genteel Mumford & Sons ever pulled off.
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Typically mild-mannered Nick Bjugstad was called for roughing after Evander Kane hit Aleksander Barkov late.
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Toby Flenderson, the mild-mannered HR rep on hit sitcom The Office (2005-2013), is openly despised by manager Michael Scott.
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Normally mild-mannered, Hatch has flashed a more fiery side at times during his Senate career.
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At the same time, the mannered delivery gives the actors something to work against; the performances exhibit a complexity that seems to fill the minimalist mise-en-scene.
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Soon, though, there were jeers and groans, the former directed toward officials over some questionable early calls — even the mild-mannered Odom shared his mind during one teammate — and the latter lamenting the Retrievers’ erstwhile offense.
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First Known Use of mannered
14th century
MANNERED Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of mannered for English Language Learners
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: behaving in a certain way
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: formal in a way that is intended to impress other people
MANNERED Defined for Kids
Definition of mannered for Students
: having manners of a specified kind
- mild-mannered
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