mannerlessadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈmanələs/, U.S.

/ˈmænərləs/

Forms: see manner n. and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: manner n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < manner n. + -less suffix.

Having no manners; ill-mannered, unmannerly. Also as n.: a mannerless person.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adjective] > ill-mannered

unthewedc1175

ill-mannered1422

unmannerlya1425

mannerlessa1500

unmannered?1518

inhonest1534

ungraciousa1535

unrude?1552

misnurtured1553

menseless1568

misleared1578

mismannered1615

unmanneredly1650

rag-mannered1698

a1500 tr. La Belle Dame sans Mercy (Cambr.) 714 in F. J. Furnivall Polit., Relig., & Love Poems (1903) 106 (MED) Iffe I medlyd with siche or othir mo, hit myght be called ‘pyte maner-les’ [Fr. pitié sans maniere].

1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (1586) ii. 113 They will become carelesse, mannerlesse, and lesse readie to commendable enterprises.

1682 T. Shadwell Lancs.-witches i, in Wks. (1720) III. 230 Thou fresh, insipid, witless, mannerless knight.

1865 G. A. Sala Diary in Amer. II. xii. 303 [He] may not..necessarily be a morose and mannerless hog.

1885 E. Douglas Queen of Hid Isle i. iii. 24 Peace, mannerless; you make our guest to blush.

1935 E. R. Eddison Mistress xiii. 257 You are a mannerless swine, and shall account to me for your unmannerly dealing.

1985 ‘A. T. Ellis’ Unexplained Laughter 137 Even she could not be so mannerless as to absent herself from her own picnic.

Derivatives

ˈmannerlessly adv.

ΚΠ

1951 D. Thomas Let. 20 Mar. in Sel. Lett. (1966) 353 I am sorry that you should..have come to think of me as mannerlessly ungrateful.

1993 P. Marshall Amer. Princess (BNC) While Ma, Rose and Sally-Anne sat down at table the children all stood, and wolfed the food down mannerlessly.

ˈmannerlessness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [noun] > unmannerliness

unmannerliness1550

misnurturednessa1578

misnurturenessa1599

incivility1603

perperitude1623

good (also bad) form1868

sans-gêne1893

mannerlessness1913

1913 Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 12 Oct. v. 10/5 I paid, gave him a tip (in spite of his lanky buttonlessness and mannerlessness) and opened my treasure.

1984 New Republic 27 Feb. 34/2 He was..dogmatic.., and far from conventionally polite; as one of his employers expressed it, ‘He had the mannerlessness of genius.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mannerless
释义	mannerlessadj.n. Brit. /ˈmanələs/, U.S. /ˈmænərləs/ Forms: see manner n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: manner n., -less suffix. Etymology: < manner n. + -less suffix. Having no manners; ill-mannered, unmannerly. Also as n.: a mannerless person. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adjective] > ill-mannered unthewedc1175 ill-mannered1422 unmannerlya1425 mannerlessa1500 unmannered?1518 inhonest1534 ungraciousa1535 unrude?1552 misnurtured1553 menseless1568 misleared1578 mismannered1615 unmanneredly1650 rag-mannered1698 a1500 tr. La Belle Dame sans Mercy (Cambr.) 714 in F. J. Furnivall Polit., Relig., & Love Poems (1903) 106 (MED) Iffe I medlyd with siche or othir mo, hit myght be called ‘pyte maner-les’ [Fr. pitié sans maniere]. 1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (1586) ii. 113 They will become carelesse, mannerlesse, and lesse readie to commendable enterprises. 1682 T. Shadwell Lancs.-witches i, in Wks. (1720) III. 230 Thou fresh, insipid, witless, mannerless knight. 1865 G. A. Sala Diary in Amer. II. xii. 303 [He] may not..necessarily be a morose and mannerless hog. 1885 E. Douglas Queen of Hid Isle i. iii. 24 Peace, mannerless; you make our guest to blush. 1935 E. R. Eddison Mistress xiii. 257 You are a mannerless swine, and shall account to me for your unmannerly dealing. 1985 ‘A. T. Ellis’ Unexplained Laughter 137 Even she could not be so mannerless as to absent herself from her own picnic. Derivatives ˈmannerlessly adv. ΚΠ 1951 D. Thomas Let. 20 Mar. in Sel. Lett. (1966) 353 I am sorry that you should..have come to think of me as mannerlessly ungrateful. 1993 P. Marshall Amer. Princess (BNC) While Ma, Rose and Sally-Anne sat down at table the children all stood, and wolfed the food down mannerlessly. ˈmannerlessness n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [noun] > unmannerliness unmannerliness1550 misnurturednessa1578 misnurturenessa1599 incivility1603 perperitude1623 good (also bad) form1868 sans-gêne1893 mannerlessness1913 1913 Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 12 Oct. v. 10/5 I paid, gave him a tip (in spite of his lanky buttonlessness and mannerlessness) and opened my treasure. 1984 New Republic 27 Feb. 34/2 He was..dogmatic.., and far from conventionally polite; as one of his employers expressed it, ‘He had the mannerlessness of genius.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.a1500
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