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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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Dictionary Results for mannered:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

mannered
    adj 1: having unnatural mannerisms; "brief, mannered and
           unlifelike idiom"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Mannered \Man"nered\, a.
   1. Having a certain way, esp. a polite way, of carrying and
      conducting one's self; as, a well-mannered child.
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            Give her princely training, that she may be
            Mannered as she is born.              --Shak.
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   2. Affected with mannerism; marked by excess of some
      characteristic peculiarity.
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            His style is in some degree mannered and confined.
                                                  --Hazlitt.
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