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单词 mannerly
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mannerlyadj.

Brit. /ˈmanəli/, U.S. /ˈmænərli/
Forms: Middle English manerliche, Middle English–1600s manerly, 1500s manerlie, 1500s manierly, 1500s mannerlye, 1500s– mannerly; also Scottish pre-1700 manerli, pre-1700 manerlie.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: manner n., -ly suffix1.
Etymology: < manner n. + -ly suffix1. Compare slightly earlier mannerly adv. Compare German manierlich (c1500).
1.
a. Of a person, a person's conduct, etc.: respectable, decent, modest. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
society > morality > virtue > purity > chastity > modesty or decency > [adjective]
well-itowenc1225
mannerlyc1400
pudic1490
pudicala1513
modestiousa1549
modest1550
pudent1558
delicate1634
pudibund1656
pudibundous1656
decent1734
c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) 1652 With alle þe manerly merþe þat mon may of telle.
a1425 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (Pierpont Morgan) f. 74 In a good spouse & wyfe nedeþ þese condiciouns, þat sche be..manerly [L. modesta] in cloþynge.
1596 J. Harington Anat. Metamorph. Aiax sig. Lii A tale..more merry then mannerly.
1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. iii. xxvi. 106 But first he brushed off the dust, and wiped away his sweat, and made himselfe somewhat mannerly.
1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 115 He..possessed himselfe of the long desired prey: and yet he did it in a mannerly way.
1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ix. 172 A modest, and manerly, (aliàs) a crafty, and cunning begging of a contribution of the Catholick party.
1698 J. Collier Short View Immorality Eng. Stage ii. 72 A very mannerly story!
b. Of a fabric, an item of clothing, etc.: neat, respectable, clean. Now also (chiefly regional): fashionable, smart.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > fine, elegant, or smart
quaintc1330
nice1395
merryc1400
featc1430
elegant?c1500
mannerly1523
fine1526
neat1566
trim1675
smart1704
dressy1785
natty1794
good1809
dossy1889
dicty1932
whip-smart1937
zooty1943
sharp1944
preppy1963
1523 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1884) V. 171 As moche clothe as shall make them a manerly garmente.
1526 Bible (Tyndale) 1 Tim. ii. 9 That they arraye them selves in manerly [1534 comlye] aparell with shamfastnes.
1872 R. Heath in Golden Hours Jan. 25/2 A stranger in mannerly claes had come.
1877 in E. Leigh Gloss. Words Dial. Cheshire 73 Sir, you would have a pair of shoes with a farantly toe and a mannerly heel.
1963 New Yorker 1 June 72 Among the one-of-a-kind mannerly materials are Paisley cotton prints.
2. Moral, upright. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
society > morality > virtue > [adjective]
goodeOE
dowingc1175
well-theweda1200
thewful?c1225
goodfulc1275
flourisheda1375
virtuousc1390
honesta1393
fine?a1400
theweda1400
well-manneredc1400
well-conditioneda1425
moralc1443
mannerlya1500
virtuala1500
graceful1611
well-moralized1624
well-principled1635
morate1652
unlicentious1737
respectable1750
nice1799
a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 62 Techinges ful specyals and manerlys [L. moralia].
1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Tim. iii. A A Biszhoppe must be..sober, discrete, manerly, harberous.
1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. 1 Tim. Argt. f. ii This Timothee beyng an honest manierly towarde yonge man and well learned in holy scriptures.
3. Of a person, a person's conduct, etc.: characterized by good manners; well-mannered, polite.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > well-mannered
well-theweda1200
theweda1400
mannerablea1475
mannered1483
well-mannereda1513
mannerlya1529
well-fashioned1540
unrude1648
good-mannered1715
mannersome1876
couth1896
a1529 J. Skelton Wks. (1843) I. 28 Manerly Margery Mylk and Ale.
1570 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Pointes Husbandry (new ed.) f. 33 That pewter is neuer for manerly feast, that dayly doth serue an vnmanerly beast.
1584 A. Barlowe in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (1589) iii. 729 In their behauiour as mannerly, and ciuill, as any of Europe.
a1639 W. Whately Prototypes (1640) iii. xxxix. 5 Learne how to carry yourselves to your Parents; if they call you, come, and give them dutifull and mannerly answers.
1677 W. Wycherley Plain-dealer ii. 32 Be you mannerly to her, because you are to pretend only to be her Squire.
1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews II. iv. ix. 245 The little Boy..was chid by his Mother for not being more mannerly . View more context for this quotation
1793 F. Pilon Barataria (new ed.) i. 17 We think our corporation of Barataria are not very mannerly to keep us kicking our heels here so long.
1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel I. i. 17 Jin Vin, was so full of his jibes and his jeers..and so mannerly all the while.
1887 Spectator 2 Apr. 458/2 Criticism must be truthful, but it may also be mannerly.
1936 Stage June 70/3 If it could be bruited about that it is a sign, not of consideration, but of sophistication, to be quiet and mannerly, don't you think that might help?
1994 Esquire Jan. 37/2 The dour but mannerly Warren Christopher.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

mannerlyadv.

Brit. /ˈmanəli/, U.S. /ˈmænərli/
Forms: see manner n. and -ly suffix2; also Middle English manerely, Middle English menerly.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: manner n., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < manner n. + -ly suffix2.
Now rare.
1. In a seemly or respectable manner; decently, properly. English regional in later use.
ΘΚΠ
society > morality > virtue > purity > chastity > modesty or decency > [adverb]
mannerlya1375
delicately?a1425
modestly1561
a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 5008 (MED) Alle þe clerkes vnder god couþe nouȝt descriue..þe realte of þat day..& of alle men þat manerli miȝt ouȝt gete of any god gaili to greiþe hem midde.
c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) 91 Ful manerly wyth marchal mad for to sitte.
a1475 J. Russell Bk. Nurture (Harl. 4011) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 179 Kover with a keuerlyte clenly, þat bed so manerly made.
1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) iii. 72 He mycht, mar manerlik, Lyknyt hym to Gaudifer de Laryss.
1493 in F. W. Weaver Somerset Medieval Wills (1901) 306 Myn executours according to reason manerly for there labour rewarded.
1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iii. f. 125 They [sc. asses] be very apt to be taught, so as at this day in Alcayre you shall haue them daunce very manerly.
1596 in Harington's New Disc. Aiax Let. sig. Aiijv As you haue told in verse a baudy tale or two in Orlando mannerly.
1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 65 Aristotle calleth them ἴσχια,..we call it mannerly the seate.
1621–31 W. Laud Seven Serm. (1847) 9 Such a superior [as God] cannot be called into the Assembly mannerly, but by ‘prayer’.
1647 J. Trapp Comm. Epist. & Rev. (Rom. xiii. 13) Let us walk honestly. Handsomely, fashionably, mannerly, with an holy shamefacednes.
1722 D. Defoe Moll Flanders 4 We were brought up as Mannerly and as Genteely, as if we had been at the Dancing School.
1898 B. Kirkby Lakeland Words 98 Noo fadder, fassen yer waistcooat..an' gah aboot mannerly, as a body sud.
2. With good manners; politely, courteously. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adverb] > in a well-mannered way
thewedlya1400
mannerly1447
1447 O. Bokenham Lives of Saints (Arun.) (1938) 479 (MED) Til where she was They come, to whom ful manerly Of here comyng they told the caas.
1519 W. Horman Vulgaria vi. f. 62 Whether thou do a thynge in iape or in ernest do it manerlye.
1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ecclus. xxxi. 16 Eate the thinge that is set before the, manerly.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iii. vi. 89 When we haue supp'd Wee'l mannerly demand thee of thy Story. View more context for this quotation
1677 M. Hale Contempl. ii. 88 Lust must not be mannerly treated withall, but flatly denyed.
1704 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World II. xii. 471 We are afraid lest she should have too many [guests], and accordingly very mannerly withdraw.
1832 H. Martineau Hill & Valley vii. 110 It would be well if he behaved himself a little more mannerly.
3. Morally. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
society > morality > virtue > [adverb]
wellOE
douthlyc1275
thewedlya1400
virtuouslyc1400
morallya1540
virtually1539
mannerly1566
1566 Actis & Constit. Scotl. To Rdr. ✠ iij Gif thay will not onlie leif, bot als manerlie, weill, and godlie leif.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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