mannered

adjective

man·nered | \ ˈma-nərd

Definition of mannered

1 : having manners of a specified kind well-mannered

2a : 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

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Gwen Loeb is wonderfully funny as a foppish courtier and as rough-mannered country worker Audrey, with whom Touchstone strikes up a romance. — Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, "Review: Charming SF Shakes’ ‘As You Like It’ has a secret musical weapon," 10 July 2019 Ditto for the mild-mannered, ambitious anthropology grad student, Josh (The Good Place's William Jackson Harper, aka Chidi), whose desire to document the holy book and rituals of the cult leads him to breach their rules. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Midsommar is a slasher film with artsy ambitions that doesn’t quite work," 4 July 2019 The film starts with a promising premise, and Jones lays out the details of his main character in a careful, mannered fashion. — Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, "‘Tomorrow Man’ script fails fascinating characters, but Danner, Lithgow shine," 6 June 2019 Sweet, spicy, fruity and jammy, mango chutney is a powerhouse ingredient common in Indian cuisine that can liven up even the most mild-mannered of dishes. — America's Test Kitchen, sun-sentinel.com, "Spice your turkey burgers up with some mango chutney," 18 June 2019 Country singers are not all well-mannered folks with southern charm. — Fox News, "9 of country music's most shocking moments," 4 Oct. 2018 For some fans, the famously mild-mannered Clark Kent — who was introduced to U.S. audiences in the 1930s as the heroic and otherworldly Superman — may not exactly be a symbol of diversity. — NBC News, "Drawing on family stories, creators craft new generation of Asian-American superheroes," 26 Apr. 2018 Sweet, spicy, fruity and jammy, mango chutney is a powerhouse ingredient common in Indian cuisine that can liven up even the most mild-mannered of dishes. — Washington Post, "Spice your turkey burgers up with some mango chutney," 17 June 2019 Chun, a mild mannered man with high cheekbones and wavy grey hair, is one of a band of Korean pastors who specialize in helping North Korean women escape from China. — Julie Zaugg, CNN, "These North Korean defectors were sold into China as cybersex slaves. Then they escaped," 9 June 2019

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