mannered

adjective

man·​nered ˈma-nərd 

1

: having manners of a specified kind

well-mannered

2

a

: having or displaying a particular manner

b

: having an artificial or stilted character

passages … so mannered as to be unintelligible

—R. G. G. Price

Examples of mannered in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s a fabulously mannered shot of Carol and Susan wearing sunglasses and walking down a hallway and, yes, there’s also a shot of their bare feet. —Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025

Unfortunately, the movie is more mannered than moving, suggesting an ambitious director who hadn’t quite yet landed on a compelling style. 10. —Will Leitch, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024

Eat the sandwich open-faced, by hand, or submit to the mannered indignities of a fork and knife. —Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2024

Donald Harris’s post, just like his daughter’s joke, was a kind of mannered performance. —Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing mannered

• ill-mannered
• well-mannered

Kids Definition

mannered

adjective

man·​nered ˈman-ərd 

: having manners of a specified kind

well-mannered

mild-mannered