unmannerly

unmannerly meaning in Urdu, Malayalam and Punjabi

Examples of unmannerly in a sentence

• Halloa! whew! there goes my tarpaulin overboard; Lord, Lord, that the winds that come from heaven should be so unmannerly!1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “Midnight.—The Forecastle Bulwarks.”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y....
• If modern Javanese table manners are still nearly the same as those prevailing in 14th-century Majapahit, finishing the plates was considered unmannerly and an indication of greed.1962, Theodore G. Th. Pigeaud, “The Annual Court Festival in Majapahit”, in Java in the 14th Century: A Study in Cultural History: The...
• So you will allow me to be insulted by an unmannerly bastard in your home?2015 January, Deborah Martin [pseudonym; Sabrina Jeffries], Silver Deceptions, 1st Pocket Books paperback edition, New York, N.Y.: Pocket...

Synonyms of unmannerly

• discourteous
• impolite
• rude
• uncivil
• aweless
• improper
• bad-mannered
• barbaric
• bold
• bumptious

Antonyms

• mannerly
• civil
• gracious
• civilized
• correct
• courteous
• cultivated
• genteel
• polished
• polite

All synonyms and antonyms of unmannerly

Forms of unmannerly

Origin of unmannerly

From Middle English unmanerli (“of a person: disorderly, unruly; of conduct: inappropriate, improper”), from un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + manerli, manerly (“well-mannered; modest; customary; moral”). Manerli is derived from maner (“kind, sort; form, nature; circumstances; method, manner; outward behaviour, manners; morals; custom, usage; cause, reason”) (from Anglo-Norman, Old French manere (“fashion, manner, way”), from Latin manuārius (“of or pertaining to the hand”), from manus (“hand”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”)) + -li (suffix forming adjectives). The English word is analysable as un- + mannerly, and is cognate with Danish umanerlig, German unmanierlich, Middle Dutch onmanierlijc (modern Dutch onmanierlijk), Swedish omanerlig, West Frisian ûnmanearlik.

From Middle English unmanerli (“discourteously, rudely; excessively, unrestrainedly”) [and other forms], from un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + manerli, manerly (“with good manners, courteously; in accordance with custom or propriety, appropriately, becomingly, properly; respectfully”). Manerli is derived from maner (“kind, sort; form, nature; circumstances; method, manner; outward behaviour, manners; morals; custom, usage; cause, reason”) (see further at etymology 1) + -li (suffix forming adverbs). The English word is analysable as un- + mannerly, and is cognate with Middle Dutch onmanierlike (modern Dutch onmanierlijk).

Words formed from unmannerly

• unmannerliness

Questions about unmannerly

What does unmannerly mean?

Unmannerly means not mannerly (“polite; having good manners”).

What is unmannerly in Urdu?

Unmannerly in Urdu is بےادب. See Unmannerly meaning in Urdu.

How do you use unmannerly in a sentence?

Halloa! whew! there goes my tarpaulin overboard; Lord, Lord, that the winds that come from heaven should be so unmannerly!

What part of speech is unmannerly?

Unmannerly can be an adjective or an adverb.

How do you pronounce unmannerly?

Unmannerly is pronounced /ʌnˈmænəli/ (UK).