unmannered
- adjective
- /ʌnˈmænərd/
- The child was often criticized for his unmannered outbursts in public places.
Examples
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His unmannered behavior at the dinner table shocked everyone present.
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The god's speech was rough and unmannered, lacking many of the smooth hissing sounds of valley dweller speech, but its words were plain.
Fiction book (2000) -
I didn't know a woman at her age could be this unwise, unmannered, unpolished, and immature.
Blog text (19) -
Despite his wealth, he remained unmannered, refusing to follow social etiquette.
Synonyms
Not polite or showing little respect for others
Not showing good manners or respect to other people
Not polite or well behaved in a rough way
Not polite and rude to other people
Rude and impolite in how someone talks or acts
Rude and not polite or kind
Clumsy and rude in the way someone moves or acts
A person who lacks good manners or social skills
Not showing good manners in public or formal places
Rude or unfair behavior that shows little respect for others
Not careful about hurting other people's feelings in sensitive situations
Used in older writing to mean someone rude or not having much culture
Not polite and often rude to others
Not polite or kind to other people
Not polite when you are with other people
Rude and showing bad manners
Not polite and not showing good manners
Not proper in dress or behavior in polite company
Not acting politely or respectfully toward others
Not careful about other people's feelings when you speak or act, making others feel bad
Showing bad manners that make others uncomfortable
A person who speaks and acts in an open, informal way that ignores social rules
How Polite
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unmannered is made of un- 'not' and manner 'way of behaving' or 'polite rules'. So it can also mean someone who does not follow polite rules and therefore seems rude.