what manner of
idiom
old-fashioned + literary
: what kind or sort of
What manner of person could have committed such a crime?
What manner of woman is she to have done something like that?
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If the memoir isn’t meant to reveal what’s happening on the Court at a juncture when its legitimacy is being questioned, then what manner of book is this—a coming-of-age story, a D.C. career guide, a congressional thriller, or something else?
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Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
The speedy service makes one wonder what manner of sorcery is about in the kitchen.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Jan. 2022
So what manner of collective action predicament enables short-term financial market prices to diverge from longer-term productive value?
—Robert Hockett, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021
What did dolphin networking accomplish, and what manner of information or benefits might be shared among associates?
—Lee Alan Dugatkin, Scientific American, 1 June 2015
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Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
The speedy service makes one wonder what manner of sorcery is about in the kitchen.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Jan. 2022
So what manner of collective action predicament enables short-term financial market prices to diverge from longer-term productive value?
—Robert Hockett, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021
What did dolphin networking accomplish, and what manner of information or benefits might be shared among associates?
—Lee Alan Dugatkin, Scientific American, 1 June 2015
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