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manneristic

manneristic adjective: relating to, or exhibiting, mannerisms.

Adjective

manneristic (comparative more manneristic, superlative most manneristic)

  1. Relating to, or exhibiting, mannerisms.
    • [H]e seemed to gesticulate a good deal with his arm and showed a tic-like or manneristic tendency to adjust his spectacles every two or three minutes.1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings

Forms of manneristic

comparativemore manneristic
superlativemost manneristic

Origin of manneristic

From manner + -istic.

Words formed from manneristic

Questions about manneristic

What does manneristic mean?
Manneristic means relating to, or exhibiting, mannerisms.
What part of speech is manneristic?
Manneristic is an adjective.

Words near manneristic in the dictionary

  1. mannering
  2. Mannering Park
  3. mannerism
  4. mannerisms
  5. mannerist
  6. manneristic
  7. manneristically
  8. mannerists
  9. mannerization
  10. mannerize
  11. mannerized

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