unmannerly

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʌnˈmænəli/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌʌnˈmænɚli/, /ˌən-/ Hyphenation: un‧man‧ner‧ly === Etymology 1 === From Middle English unmanerli (“of a person: disorderly, unruly; of conduct: inappropriate, improper”), from un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + manerli, manerly (“well-mannered; modest; customary; moral”). Manerli is derived from maner (“kind, sort; form, nature; circumstances; method, manner; outward behaviour, manners; morals; custom, usage; cause, reason”) (from Anglo-Norman, Old French manere (“fashion, manner, way”), from Latin manuārius (“of or pertaining to the hand”), from manus (“hand”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”)) + -li (suffix forming adjectives). The English word is analysable as un- +‎ mannerly, and is cognate with Danish umanerlig, German unmanierlich, Middle Dutch onmanierlijc (modern Dutch onmanierlijk), Swedish omanerlig, West Frisian ûnmanearlik. ==== Adjective ==== unmannerly (comparative more unmannerly or unmannerlier, superlative most unmannerly or unmannerliest) (also figuratively) Not mannerly (“polite; having good manners”). Synonyms: discourteous, impolite, rude, uncivil; see also Thesaurus:impolite Antonyms: mannerly; see also Thesaurus:polite ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English unmanerli (“discourteously, rudely; excessively, unrestrainedly”) [and other forms], from un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + manerli, manerly (“with good manners, courteously; in accordance with custom or propriety, appropriately, becomingly, properly; respectfully”). Manerli is derived from maner (“kind, sort; form, nature; circumstances; method, manner; outward behaviour, manners; morals; custom, usage; cause, reason”) (see further at etymology 1) + -li (suffix forming adverbs). The English word is analysable as un- +‎ mannerly, and is cognate with Middle Dutch onmanierlike (modern Dutch onmanierlijk). ==== Adverb ==== unmannerly (comparative more unmannerly, superlative most unmannerly) (archaic) In a way that is not mannerly; discourteously, rudely. Synonyms: impolitely, uncivilly ===== Translations ===== === References ===