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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The speedy service makes one wonder what manner of sorcery is about in the kitchen.
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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
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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