as in unmannerly
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannerless
Adjective
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Some do this flippantly, but reader Robin suggested drivers who do this do not care and are flat-out discourteous.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
11 Jan. 2026 -
In 2014, he was found to have been discourteous and used force.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Coaches Dawn Staley of South Carolina and Geno Auriemma of UConn had a heated courtside exchange afterward as Auriemma, in character, complained about the officiating and proved an ungracious loser, but at least apologized a day later.—
Greg Cote
April 5,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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This person was a guest in your home, and her behavior comes off as ungracious.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Will your departure seem impolite?—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
2 June 2026
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Among members of the older generations, candid talk about finances, and particularly about salary, is often considered taboo, or at least impolite.—
Courtney Connley-Hampton,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Indeed, content analyses commonly show that about a fifth of all comments are somewhat uncivil.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
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History has shown us that giving government moral authority over its people is a route to an uncivil society.—
Charles F. Miller,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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And that was so arrogant and stupid on my part.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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At some point, Brandon Aiyuk has to learn that stupid decisions come with consequences.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Redmayne brings a sweetly doltish everyman energy to this increasingly off-kilter affair, with much of the dialogue between him and his co-stars (including Stratton-Twine as the missing woman’s slacker brother) improvised in disarmingly shaggy fashion.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In a movie about two women who intuitively understand each other, Brandt and Trebs are charmingly oafish as men who are eager to fix a dishwasher but less keen on how to repair trauma.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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But there’s value to the subtle, occasional mention of an appropriate insider name, a gesture that’s more like a secret handshake than the work of an oafish show-off.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
25 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The biggest accidental romance killer was being rude to staff, selected by 15% of respondents.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
27 May 2026
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Junior employees using the same tone may be judged as rude or disengaged.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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“Mannerless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannerless. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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