Definition of "mannerly" [man•ner•ly]

• Having or showing good manners. See Synonyms at polite. (adjective)
• With good manners; politely. (adverb)

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• "Promises he accounts but a kind of mannerly words, and in the expectation of your manners not to exact them: if you do, he wonders at your ill breeding, that cannot distinguish betwixt what is spoken and what is meant."
• "But Lily was a "mannerly" member of good society, if her circle was small, and she was not to be taken back by any compliment"
• "But Lily was a "mannerly" member of good society, if her circle was small, and she was not to be taken aback by any compliment a man should pay her."