mannered
USMAN-erd/ˈmænɚd/UKMAN-uhd/ˈmænəd/
- 1Behaving or speaking in a deliberate, showy way that often seems fake.
Like an actor who keeps performing even after the play has ended.
The waiter was so mannered that he bowed after every sentence.
His mannered way of talking made everyone think he was acting.
Similaraffected, artificial, stilted, contrived, pretentious
Oppositenatural, unaffected, spontaneous
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Origin
From Middle English manered, made from manner and -ed.