unmannerly

Meaning

Adj

Not mannerly (“polite; having good manners”).

Adv

In a way that is not mannerly; discourteously, rudely.

Synonyms

rude

ill-mannered

unmannered

impolite

ill-bred

bad-mannered

churlish

coarse

forward

ignoble

immodest

impolitely

impudent

inconsiderate

indelicate

lowbred

mannerless

off-handed

philistine

plebeian

romping

rough

rudely

saucy

self-willed

spoilt

unceremonious

uncivil

uncivilised

uncivilized

uncourteous

uncouth

uncultured

underbred

undignified

undisciplined

blunt

unladylike

unruly

violent

wayward

ungracious

boorish

caddish

cloddish

crude

discourteous

earthy

familiar

Translations

kaba

nezaketsiz

onbeleefd

mal educado

saygısız

ανάγωγος

screanzato

grossier

malcriado

malappris

αγενής

violent

polisson

mal élevé

malhonnête

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʌnˈmænəli/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: unmanerli

Cognate with Danish: umanerlig

Cognate with German: unmanierlich

Cognate with Middle Dutch: onmanierlijc

Cognate with Dutch: onmanierlijk

Cognate with Swedish: omanerlig

Cognate with Western Frisian: ûnmanearlik

Cognate with Middle Dutch: onmanierlike

In summary

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.