mannerly
Showing good etiquette
Mannerly means polite and well-behaved, showing good manners: a mannerly child who always says please and thank you.
The word sounds slightly old-fashioned, more likely found in etiquette guides than everyday speech.
As an adverb, it means in a polite manner: He mannerly held the door for her.
Showing proper regard
- considerateMindful of others' needs
- politeShowing good manners
- thoughtfulShowing careful consideration
- civilMinimally polite
cordial · gracious · tactful · deferential · obliging · accommodating · attentive · well-bred
Improved through nurture
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- urbaneRefined and courteous
genteel · cultured · dignified · poised · composed · tasteful · graceful · suave
Rules of polite conduct
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
- formalityStrict observance of convention
- deportmentManner and conduct
demeanor · conduct · comportment · bearing · carriage · correctness · seemliness · appropriateness
Naturally sympathetic and caring
- generousWilling to give freely
- charitableGiving to those needing
- compassionateShowing concern for sufferers
- warmheartedAffectionate and sympathetic
good-natured · gentle · kind · understanding · tolerant · patient · sympathetic · indulgent
respectful
Showing proper regard
- considerateMindful of others' needs
- politeShowing good manners
- thoughtfulShowing careful consideration
civil · cordial · gracious · tactful · deferential · obliging · accommodating · attentive · well-bred · chivalrous
cultivated
Improved through nurture
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
urbane · genteel · cultured · dignified · poised · composed · tasteful · graceful · suave · cosmopolitan
etiquette
Rules of polite conduct
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
- formalityStrict observance of convention
deportment · demeanor · conduct · comportment · bearing · carriage · correctness · seemliness · appropriateness · breeding
kindhearted
Naturally sympathetic and caring
- generousWilling to give freely
- charitableGiving to those needing
- compassionateShowing concern for sufferers
warmhearted · good-natured · gentle · kind · understanding · tolerant · patient · sympathetic · indulgent · merciful
- mannersetiquette, polite, rude, politeness, civility
- refinedrefined, polite, proper, gracious, elegant
- restrainedrestrained, reserved, subdued, controlled, muted
mannerlyrude
Offensively ill-mannered
impolite · discourteous · ill-mannered · unmannerly · uncivil
- good mannersSocially acceptable conduct
- table mannersProper conduct during meals
- bad mannersSocially unacceptable behavior
- mind your mannersAdmonition to be courteous
- bedside mannerPhysician's interpersonal approach
- well manneredSocially correct in behavior
manner, manners, mannered, mannerism, mannerless, unmannerly, mannerisms, mannerliness, mannerist