Well-mannered behavior toward others: civility, courteousness, courtesy, genteelness, gentility, politeness, politesse.

How do you use mannerly in a sentence?

She was very jittery, far more jittery than Lydie had ever seen the mannerly, dignified Anne Holden. He found the pupils to be very friendly, mannerly and confident young people. I only knew their names because I heard Aunt Caren tell them to be mannerly. These fine young gentleman were well-behaved and very mannerly.

What is mannerly mean?

English Language Learners Definition of mannerly

: behaving politely while with other people : showing good manners. See the full definition for mannerly in the English Language Learners Dictionary. mannerly. adjective. man·​ner·​ly | \ ˈma-nər-lē \