mannerly
adverb
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Pronunciation: /ˈmænəɹli/ / /ˈmɛnɘliː/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English manerely, equivalent to manner + -ly.
- Having good manners; polite.
“Lucetta, as thou lov'st me, let me have / What thou think'st meet, and is most mannerly.”
“Tut, tut, here is a mannerly forbearance: / The truth appeares ſo naked on my ſide, / That any purblind eye may find it out.”
adv
Etymology: From Middle English manerely, equivalent to manner + -ly.
- With good manners; politely.