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[ wel-man-erd ] / ˈwɛlˈmæn ərd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR well-mannered ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of well-manneredMiddle English word dating back to 1350–1400 Words nearby well-manneredwell logging, well-loved, well-made, well-man, well-managed, well-mannered, well-marked, well-matched, well-meaning, well-merited, well-met Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for well-manneredAs 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|DAILY BEAST 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|DAILY BEAST 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|DAILY BEAST He was indeed a well-mannered person, of whom painful things were not said. Emily Fox-Seton|Frances Hodgson Burnett
The well-mannered man pays a compliment to another, and sometimes even secures his respect by patiently listening to him. Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners|B.G. Jefferis The champion now sent for his wife, whom he revered as a preeminently sensible and well-mannered woman. Cashel Byron's Profession|George Bernard Shaw It is a tame and well-mannered beast till the false knight and his wife appear, when he tries to tear their throats. The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction|Dorothy Scarborough Sneering at the private affairs of others has long ago been banished from the conversation of well-mannered people. Our Deportment|John H. Young
British Dictionary definitions for well-mannered
adjective (well mannered when postpositive)having good manners; courteous; polite Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to well-manneredcordial, respectful, courteous, polite, well-bred, well-behaved, affable, gentlemanly, considerate, gracious, accommodating, benevolent, charitable, chivalrous, civil, friendly, genteel, hospitable, kind, ladylike |