well-mannered









well-mannered


well-mannered [wel-man-erd] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for well-mannered on Thesaurus.com adjective

  1. polite; courteous.

Origin of well-mannered Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400 Related Words for well-mannered cordial, respectful, courteous, polite, well-bred, well-behaved, affable, gentlemanly, considerate, gracious, accommodating, benevolent, charitable, chivalrous, civil, friendly, genteel, hospitable, kind, ladylike Examples from the Web for well-mannered Contemporary Examples of well-mannered

  • As a well-mannered gentleman, he let her go in front of him and speak first.

    Ilya Yashin & Ksenia Sobchak, the Russian Opposition’s Romeo & Juliet

    Anna Nemtsova

    December 17, 2012

  • She was a smiling, confident girl, well-mannered but by no means shy.

    Pakistan: The Schoolgirl the Taliban Tried to Kill

    Sami Yousafzai

    October 9, 2012

  • In one corner: the patrician, privileged, well-mannered 35-year-old Quayle.

    Ben Quayle’s Election Fight Gets Ugly

    Terry Greene Sterling

    August 26, 2012

  • Historical Examples of well-mannered

  • But from that time on he was always polite and well-mannered.

    The Chinese Fairy Book

    Various

  • All were well-mannered, hard-working, and pretty, and yet none has had a wooer.

    The Crimson Fairy Book

    Various

  • Agnes too—so lady-like and well-mannered; she’d do credit to any man.

    Robert Elsmere

    Mrs. Humphry Ward

  • Not these girls,—for they are too well-mannered,—but people.

    Hildegarde’s Holiday

    Laura E. Richards

  • He was too well-mannered, she was too good, both were too affectionate, for them to quarrel easily.

    The Faith Doctor

    Edward Eggleston

  • British Dictionary definitions for well-mannered well-mannered adjective (well mannered when postpositive)

    1. having good manners; courteous; polite
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