unmannerly

Example Sentences

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Erasmus wrote that "sucking back saliva" was "unmannerly".

From BBC

I noticed, walking past the stately facades of West End Avenue, the unmannerly slashing chords in the first movement of Op.

From New York Times

Asked by the Associated Press to comment on President Trump, the most disrespectful, unmannerly and boorish president in living memory, Gorsuch replied, “If you’re asking me about politics, I’m not going to touch that.”

From Los Angeles Times

Big Ma said, “That’s not how I raised you two—telling your elders what you want and don’t want. Just as unmannerly as a seal on strike at the circus.”

From Literature

Curiously, in the unmannerly environs of Salt Lake City.

From Washington Post