How do you use Mannerly in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like polite, plus the exact meaning.
Mannerly meaning
Polite, having good manners.
Synonyms of Mannerly
Using Mannerly
- The main meaning on this page is: Polite, having good manners.
- Useful related words include: well-mannered, polite.
Context around Mannerly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mannerly
- In this selection, "mannerly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, elaborate, yet and books stand out and add context to how "mannerly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and very mannerly from working and battlefield yet mannerly in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mannerly" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mannerly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
She was mannerly and did her work well. (8 words)
He was mechanically inclined, sweet, and very mannerly from working at Farmers Supply, doing state inspections, and working on mufflers until becoming disabled. (23 words)
She wrote “long, elaborate, mannerly books that aren’t serious literature but aren’t chick-lit either,” Janet Maslin wrote in The Times. (23 words)
Nobles were expected to be powerful warriors who could be ruthless on the battlefield yet mannerly in the King's Court and Christian in their actions. (26 words)
He was mechanically inclined, sweet, and very mannerly from working at Farmers Supply, doing state inspections, and working on mufflers until becoming disabled. (23 words)
She wrote “long, elaborate, mannerly books that aren’t serious literature but aren’t chick-lit either,” Janet Maslin wrote in The Times. (23 words)
Example sentences (4)
He was mechanically inclined, sweet, and very mannerly from working at Farmers Supply, doing state inspections, and working on mufflers until becoming disabled.
She was mannerly and did her work well.
She wrote “long, elaborate, mannerly books that aren’t serious literature but aren’t chick-lit either,” Janet Maslin wrote in The Times.
Nobles were expected to be powerful warriors who could be ruthless on the battlefield yet mannerly in the King's Court and Christian in their actions.