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better-mannered

better-mannered is the comparative form of well-mannered.

Meaning of well-mannered

Adjective

well-mannered (comparative better-mannered or more well-mannered, superlative best-mannered or most well-mannered)

  1. Having good manners; polite, courteous, and socially correct; conforming to standards of good behaviour.
    • A well-mannered gentleman always allows others first.

Questions about better-mannered

What is better-mannered the comparative form of?
Better-mannered is the comparative form of well-mannered.

Words near better-mannered in the dictionary

  1. better-known
  2. better-learned
  3. better-lit
  4. better-looking
  5. better-loved
  6. better-mannered
  7. better-natured
  8. better-off
  9. better-organized
  10. better-paid
  11. better-preserved

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