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Definition of Mannerly
1. Adjective. Socially correct in behavior.
Definition of Mannerly
1. a. Showing good manners; civil; respectful; complaisant.
2. adv. With good manners.
Definition of Mannerly
1. Adjective. polite, having good manners ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mannerly
1. polite [adj] - See also: polite
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mannerly
Literary usage of Mannerly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Primer: Language Reader Series by Franklin Thomas Baker, George Rice Carpenter, Julie T. Dulon (1909)
"They behave mannerly at table. Do you behave mannerly at table? A child should
always say what's true, And speak when he is spoken • to, And behave mannerly ..."
2. The Royal Academy of Arts: A Complete Dictionary of Contributors and Their ...by Algernon Graves by Algernon Graves (1905)
"... Eyre, ARA—continued. mannerly act of drinking his health, etc." 1863. 359 Brick
Court, Middle Temple, April, 1774. " On the morning of Monday, ..."
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