unmannerly
/ʌn'mænəli/ Cách viết khác : (unmannered) /'ʌn'mænəd/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Lacking good manners; rude or discourteous in behavior: Describes a person or their actions that show a disregard for social conventions of politeness and respect.
Usage
- The adjective "unmannerly" is used to characterize behavior, speech, or a person as impolite. It is a formal or literary term.
- It typically precedes a noun (e.g., ) or follows a linking verb like or (e.g., ).
Examples
- Adjective:
- The guest's unmannerly interruption of the speaker was frowned upon by everyone.
- She found his unmannerly comments at the dinner table to be deeply offensive.
- It is considered unmannerly to speak with your mouth full.
Advanced Usage
- "unmannerly" as an adverb (archaic): In older or literary English, "unmannerly" can function as an adverb meaning "in a rude manner."
- He bowed most unmannerly and left the room. (He bowed in a very rude way.)
Variants and Related Words
- Unmannerliness (noun): The state or quality of being unmannerly; rudeness.
- The unmannerliness of his behavior shocked the polite society.
- Unmannered (adjective): A less common synonym meaning lacking good manners; natural or unaffected, but often implying rudeness.
- The critic dismissed the performance as unmannered and crude.
Synonyms
- Rude: Offensively impolite or ill-mannered.
- Discourteous: Showing a lack of courtesy or politeness.
- Ill-mannered: Having bad manners.
- Impolite: Not having or showing good manners.
- Boorish: Rough and bad-mannered; coarse.
Antonyms
- Mannerly: Having or showing good manners; polite.
- Polite: Having or showing behavior that is respectful and considerate of other people.
- Courteous: Polite, respectful, or considerate in manner.
- Civil: Polite without being friendly; formally polite.
Idioms and Phrases
- While there are no common idioms using "unmannerly" itself, the concept is central to phrases like:
- To have no manners: To be habitually rude.
- To be a boor: To be a rude, ill-mannered person.
Adjective
- socially incorrect in behavior
- resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion