unmannerly
- adjective
- /ʌnˈmænərli/
- Well, if you mean unmannerly, tactless and vulgar, he is a straight man, Norman.
Examples
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"Now, Joe Robert, you don't want to be unmannerly.
Fiction book (1990) -
Now that was unmannerly, Your Highness, and rude little boys need correction, if they're going to grow up into...
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A good number of writers specifically urged their readers not to despise, contemn, or use unmannerly speech or behavior towards the aged.
Academic text (1994) -
Who is to say, it is now commonly asked, what is mannerly or unmannerly, decent or indecent, offensive or inoffensive?
Academic text (1993) -
And the hounds should drive upon thy new-transformed limbs, unmannerly intruder as thou art!
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They were great, galumphing, unmannerly, supercilious creatures—
Fiction book (1995) -
Employing hordes of ill-washed and unmannerly underlings whom he calls "software and hardware engineers," he has unleashed on the unsuspecting globe a creature dubbed "the worldwide web."
Fiction book (2001) -
His unmannerly remarks made everyone uncomfortable during the meeting.
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She was criticized for her unmannerly attitude at the dinner party.
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The children's unmannerly behavior in the restaurant disturbed the other patrons.
Synonyms
Not polite or showing little respect for others
Rude and not showing respect to other people
Not showing good manners or respect to other people
Being rude and not caring about other people's feelings or manners
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 unkind in a way that annoys other people
Rude and not polite or kind
Clumsy and rude in the way someone moves or acts
Not showing good manners in public or formal places
Rude or unfair behavior that shows little respect for others
Not polite or kind to other people
Not showing good manners toward others
Not polite when you are with other people
Showing bad manners that make others uncomfortable
Not proper in dress or behavior in polite company
Not polite and not showing good manners
Not acting politely or respectfully toward others
Not careful about other people's feelings when you speak or act, making others feel bad
Antonyms
Compounds
How Polite
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unmannerly is built from un- meaning 'not' and manner meaning 'a way of behaving', the same root you see in manners. So unmannerly means 'not behaving in the usual polite way', which is why it describes rude or socially unacceptable behavior.