manneristic

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English

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Etymology

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From manner +‎ -istic.

Adjective

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manneristic (comparative more manneristic, superlative most manneristic)

  1. Relating to, or exhibiting, mannerisms.
    • 1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings:
      [H]e seemed to gesticulate a good deal with his arm and showed a tic-like or manneristic tendency to adjust his spectacles every two or three minutes.