mannerless

adjective

Definition of mannerlessnext
as in unmannerly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannerless
  1. discourteous
  2. ungracious
  3. impolite
  4. uncivil
  5. stupid
  6. rude
Adjective
  • Repetitive verbal abuse, exploitation, name-calling, physical bullying, and other mean behaviors that repeatedly demean players are not only discourteous and wrong, but also will eventually take a heavy toll on them.
    Amy Morin, Parents, 25 July 2024
  • Santos’ actions violated the city’s Rule and Regulations of the Civil Service Board’s rule regarding discourteous treatment of any member of the public, willful disobedience, and discrediting the city, the letter stated.
    Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 17 Apr. 2024
Definition of discourteous
Adjective
  • To have remained stone silent was ungracious.
    Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 31 May 2022
  • But instead of asking, Ed makes a unilateral decision, conveyed by his wife, and we are forced to comply or seem ungracious and risk offending them.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2023
Definition of ungracious
Adjective
  • The typical solution is to berate co-workers for misusing the channel, which is impolite, hurts everyone’s feelings and does not work.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2024
  • What's particularly fascinating is how impolite behaviors can cascade through organizations.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of impolite
Adjective
  • Instead of working collaboratively, employees may be uncivil and forceful.
    Timothy Kundro, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
  • As a border state, the war caused some of the most uncivil acts as neighbors and families fought over the issues of slavery and states rights.
    Curtis Varnell, arkansasonline.com, 22 Sep. 2024
Definition of uncivil
Adjective
  • Wild Card with Rachel Martin Issa Rae on the belief that gets her through 'stupid mistakes and bad decisions' Lithgow: More.
    Rachel Martin, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
  • For the people stupid enough to have trusted a midwit career bureaucrat as unscrupulous as President Joe Biden, there’s a sixth stage just before acceptance: delusion.
    Becket Adams, National Review, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of stupid
Adjective
  • Wondering how to get out of Dodge without being rude?
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The officers weren't rude, angry, or insolent — as required of a battery conviction — and used their training and legal authority to do their jobs.
    Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of rude
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