Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mannerly

/ˈmænəɹli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: man-ner-ly
IPA: /ˈmænəɹli/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having good manners; polite.

adv

With good manners; politely.

Example Sentences

"Lucetta, as thou lov'st me, let me have / What thou think'st meet, and is most mannerly."
"Tut, tut, here is a mannerly forbearance: / The truth appeares ſo naked on my ſide, / That any purblind eye may find it out."
"1861, Charlotte Yonge, The Young Step-Mother ...but Genevieve's laugh roused her again, partly because she thought it less mannerly than accorded with the girl's usual politeness."

Etymology

From Middle English manerely, equivalent to manner + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: manerely
Suffix: manner

Inflected Forms

more mannerly (comparative) most mannerly (superlative)

Derived Forms

mannerliness unmannerly

Synonyms

well-mannered

Questions

How do you pronounce mannerly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmænəɹli/.
What does mannerly mean?: Having good manners; polite.
Where does mannerly come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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