mannersome

English

Etymology

From manner +‎ -some.

Pronunciation

  • (rhotic) enPR: mănərsəm, IPA(key): /ˈmænəɹsəm/
  • (non-rhotic) IPA(key): /ˈmænəsəm/
  • Rhymes: -ænə(ɹ)səm
  • Hyphenation: man‧ner‧some

Adjective

mannersome (comparative more mannersome, superlative most mannersome)

  1. Characterised by having (good) manners; mannerly.
    • 2003, Joan Hess, The Deadly Ackee and Other Stories of Crime and Catastrophe:
      Cody proved to be a mannersome child, and he ended up most weekday afternoons with Amy, watching movies on the television.
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