unmannerly

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15
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20
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10
Pronunciation
/ʌnˈmænəli/
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/ʌnˈmænəli/ · /ˌʌnˈmænɚli/ · /ˌən-/

Definition of unmannerly

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (also, figuratively)Not mannerly (“polite; having good manners”).
    “[T]he Dogge nuſling his noſe vnder the necke of the Deare, the Wolfe glad to let the Lambe lye vpon hym to kéepe him warme, the Lyon ſuffering the Aſſe to caſt hys legge ouer him: preferring one honeſt vnmannerly friende, before a number of croutching picke-thankes.”
    “I humbly do entreat your Highneſſe pardon, / My haſt made me vnmannerly.”
    “He calmly rebuked my uncle for his unmannerly behaviour, which he ſaid he would excuſe on account of his education: he told him he had been very kind to the boy, whom he had kept at ſchool ſeven or eight years, although he was informed he made no progreſs in his learning; […]”
    “Halloa! whew! there goes my tarpaulin overboard; Lord, Lord, that the winds that come from heaven should be so unmannerly! This is a nasty night, lad.”
    “‘What have I earned for all that work,’ I said, / ‘For all that I have done at my own charge? / The daily spite of this unmannerly town, / Where who has served the most is most defamed, / The reputation of his lifetime lost / Between the night and morning. [...’]”
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adj

  1. (also, figuratively)Not mannerly (“polite; having good manners”).
    “[T]he Dogge nuſling his noſe vnder the necke of the Deare, the Wolfe glad to let the Lambe lye vpon hym to kéepe him warme, the Lyon ſuffering the Aſſe to caſt hys legge ouer him: preferring one honeſt vnmannerly friende, before a number of croutching picke-thankes.”
    “I humbly do entreat your Highneſſe pardon, / My haſt made me vnmannerly.”
    “He calmly rebuked my uncle for his unmannerly behaviour, which he ſaid he would excuſe on account of his education: he told him he had been very kind to the boy, whom he had kept at ſchool ſeven or eight years, although he was informed he made no progreſs in his learning; […]”
    “Halloa! whew! there goes my tarpaulin overboard; Lord, Lord, that the winds that come from heaven should be so unmannerly! This is a nasty night, lad.”
    “‘What have I earned for all that work,’ I said, / ‘For all that I have done at my own charge? / The daily spite of this unmannerly town, / Where who has served the most is most defamed, / The reputation of his lifetime lost / Between the night and morning. [...’]”

adv

  1. (archaic)In a way that is not mannerly; discourteously, rudely.
    “[T]here the Murtherers, / Steep’d in the Colours of their Trade; their Daggers / Vnmannerly breech'd with gore: [...]”

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Etymology

From Middle English unmanerli (“of a person: disorderly, unruly; of conduct: inappropriate, improper”), from un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + manerli, manerly (“well-mannered; modest; customary; moral”). Manerli is derived from maner…

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From Middle English unmanerli (“of a person: disorderly, unruly; of conduct: inappropriate, improper”), from un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + manerli, manerly (“well-mannered; modest; customary; moral”). Manerli is derived from maner (“kind, sort; form, nature; circumstances; method, manner; outward behaviour, manners; morals; custom, usage; cause, reason”) (from Anglo-Norman, Old French manere (“fashion, manner, way”), from Latin manuārius (“of or pertaining to the hand”), from manus (“hand”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”)) + -li (suffix forming adjectives). The English word is analysable as un- + mannerly, and is cognate with Danish umanerlig, German unmanierlich, Middle Dutch onmanierlijc (modern Dutch onmanierlijk), Swedish omanerlig, West Frisian ûnmanearlik.

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