unmannered

Example Sentences

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The name “Jonathan” was taken from a caricature called Brother Jonathan, a precursor of Uncle Sam, an unmannered, forthright, patriotic New Englander.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2023

So says Johnny, a patient, constantly curious radio journalist portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix in a gratifyingly mellow, unmannered turn in “C’mon C’mon.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2021

Still, it’s a similar case of watching a performance so pure and unmannered that it transcends performing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2018

First, Dahl understood that, although children may have appeared spotless, we were all, to varying degrees, greedy, moody, mean, unmannered, and ungrateful.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 13, 2016

"You don't have to be rude. I swear, you're the most unmannered of us all," Amber says.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton