Mannerly

Pronunciation

• Canada IPA: /ˈmænÉ™rli/

Origin

manner + -ly

Full definition of mannerly

Adjective

1. polite, having good manners
• 1593, William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of VeronaLucetta, as thou lov'st me, let me have
  What thou think'st meet, and is most mannerly.
• 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.

Derived terms

• mannerliness