mannerly

1. 1.

   socially correct in behavior

   Synonymswell-mannered

   Similarpolite

Questions about mannerly

What does mannerly mean?

mannerly means "socially correct in behavior".

How many syllables are in mannerly?

mannerly has 3 syllables and divides as man-ner-ly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for mannerly?

Close synonyms include well-mannered. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.