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mannerly

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of mannerly

showing consideration, courtesy, and good manners

A mannerly child is welcome everywhere.

Synonyms of mannerly

civil, courteous, genteel, gracious, polite, well-bred

Words Related to mannerly

attentive, careful, considerate, nice, solicitous, thoughtful

chivalrous, civilized, courtly, gallant, gentlemanlike, gentlemanly, ladylike

ceremonial, ceremonious, red-carpet

couth, formal, smooth, suave, unctuous, urbane

elegant, refined

deferential, dutiful, respectful, submissive, yielding

affable, cordial, friendly, genial, hospitable, pleasant, sociable

felicitous, graceful

demure, humble, meek, modest

Near Antonyms of mannerly

heedless, inconsiderate, thoughtless

audacious, bold, bold-faced, brash, brassy, disrespectful, impertinent, impudent, insolent, lippy, saucy, shameless

boorish, churlish, clownish, loutish, uncouth, vulgar

arrogant, conceited, presuming, presumptuous, pretentious

Antonyms of mannerly

discourteous, ill-bred, ill-mannered, impolite, inconsiderate, mannerless, rude, thoughtless, uncivil, ungenteel, ungracious, unmannered, unmannerly

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