unmannerly

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English

Etymology

From un- +‎ mannerly.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: un‧man‧ner‧ly

Adjective

unmannerly (comparative more unmannerly, superlative most unmannerly)

  1. Not mannerly.
    Synonyms: discourteous, impolite, rude, uncivil
    • c. 1612, William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, Henry VIII, Act IV, Scene 2,[1]
      I humbly do entreat your highness’ pardon;
      My haste made me unmannerly.
    • 1748, Tobias Smollett, The adventures of Roderick Random, London: J. Osborn, Volume I, Chapter 3, p. 17,[2]
      He calmly rebuked my uncle for his unmannerly behaviour, which he said he would excuse on account of his education […]
    • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, New York: Harper & Brothers, Chapter 121, p. 565,[3]
      Halloa! whew! there goes my tarpaulin overboard; Lord, Lord, that the winds that come from heaven should be so unmannerly! This is a nasty night, lad.
    • 1917, W. B. Yeats, “The People” in The Wild Swans at Coole, Cuala Press, p. 10,[4]
      ‘What have I earned for all that work,’ I said,
      ‘For all that I have done at my own charge?
      The daily spite of this unmannerly town,
      Where who has served the most is most defamed,

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Adverb

unmannerly (comparative more unmannerly, superlative most unmannerly)

  1. (archaic) In a way that is not mannerly; discourteously, rudely.
    Synonyms: impolitely, uncivilly
    • c. 1605 William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act III, Scene 3,[5]
      […] there, the murderers,
      Steep’d in the colours of their trade, their daggers
      Unmannerly breech’d with gore:

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References

  1. ^ “unmannerly, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2014; “unmannerly, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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