mannered
/ˈmanəd
/adjective
1 [in combination] Behaving in a specified way: bad-mannered
2(Of behaviour, art, or a literary style) marked by idiosyncratic or exaggerated mannerisms; artificial: inane dialogue and mannered acting...
- The result is a mannered, literary prose rooted firmly in the Gothic and decadent traditions.
- He had few later commissions of importance, and as his style became increasingly mannered even fewer were accepted on completion.
- In the late 1930s he became a friend of Gruber and developed a rather mannered figure style influenced by him and by Picasso.
Synonyms
affected, pretentious, unnatural, artificial, contrived, stilted, stiff, forced, put-on, insincere, theatrical, actorly, elaborate, precious, posed, stagy, camp
informal pseudo