as in polite
showing consideration, courtesy, and good manners
a mannerly child is welcome everywhere
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Recent Examples of mannerly
Please tell me the mannerly requirements with regard to the note and anything else related to her retirement.
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Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
Still, to sit opposite him at a small table is just a bit like being hooked to a polygraph, despite his air of mannerly warmth.
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Fred Schruers,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
The most mannerly thing would be to pass the requests on to your sons and their wives.
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Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
18 Sep. 2025
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
Still, to sit opposite him at a small table is just a bit like being hooked to a polygraph, despite his air of mannerly warmth.
—
Fred Schruers,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
The most mannerly thing would be to pass the requests on to your sons and their wives.
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Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannerly
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All were polite and responsive.
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He has been adored, sanitized, revived, pathologized, sentimentalized, and combed for polite company.
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The axe came down swiftly and brutally, but, speaking candidly, Geoff Daniels, PBS’ Vice President, Programming & Development, was gracious about it, thanking the audience of mostly media industry people for their camaraderie.
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The gracious — and perfectly acceptable — way is not to serve alcohol to anyone.
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“Mannerly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannerly. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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