mannerly
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Belorusets also captures the mannerly, unflappable side of Kyiv.
From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2023
Taking a mannerly and unquestioning approach to Horton Foote’s well-worn 1953 work, with a hint of costume-drama deliberateness, director Michael Wilson’s production seems happy to operate by an old-fashioned playbook.
From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2022
Whedon told New York magazine he was "not mannerly" with Carpenter when she told him she was pregnant, but denied having ever called her fat.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2022
I was expecting chaos and disruption but found mannerly and fun loving kids who were respectful and delightful to cashier and surroundings.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2021
The other waited a moment as if expecting some more mannerly response, and getting none straightened up and turned a little aside.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Vocabulary lists containing mannerly
The Winter's Tale
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Two Gentlemen of Verona
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