# mannered

Pronunciation: US say "MAN-erd" /ˈmænɚd/; UK say "MAN-uhd" /ˈmænəd/

## Adjective

1. Having good manners, or, more frequently, displaying excessive and affected mannerisms in behavior, speech, or style.
   - Simple: Behaving or speaking in a deliberate, showy way that often seems fake.
   - _Her speech was so mannered that it sounded almost rehearsed._
   - _Audiences found the actor's mannered performance hard to take seriously._

## Origin

From Middle English manered, equivalent to manner plus the suffix -ed.

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