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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
well-mannered
adjective
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
well-mannered/bad-mannered etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Henry was a typical Oxford man - well-mannered, easy-going, and very sure of himself.
▪ Julio is a clean-cut, well-mannered 15-year-old boy.
▪ The children were good little things, well-mannered, and beautifully dressed.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ He enjoyed well-mannered, good-looking, and well-to-do undergraduates.
▪ It is difficult to address market forces armed only with well-mannered façades.
▪ Parke doesn't deny it, noting a shift from protesting outside bases towards well-mannered lobbying in the corridors of power.
▪ She followed quietly, a well-mannered guest, as they crossed the crowded length of the morning room.
▪ So, if you cloned Donald or Newt, you might get a perfectly well-mannered person.
▪ You seem to be a well-mannered fellow.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Well-mannered

Well-mannered \Well`-man"nered\, a. Polite; well-bred; complaisant; courteous.
--Dryden.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
well-mannered

late 14c., "moral, virtuous," from well (adv.) + mannered. Meaning "with good manners" is from 1540s.

Wiktionary
well-mannered

a. Having good manners; polite, courteous(,) and socially correct; conforming to standards of good behaviour. alt. Having good manners; polite, courteous(,) and socially correct; conforming to standards of good behaviour.

WordNet
well-mannered

  1. adj. of good upbringing [syn: well-bred]

  2. socially correct in behavior [syn: mannerly]

Usage examples of "well-mannered".

For myself, I can say that since I became a knight errant I have been valiant, well-mannered, liberal, polite, generous, courteous, bold, gentle, patient, long-suffering in labors, imprisonments, and enchantments, and although only a short while ago I saw myself locked in a cage like a madman, I think that with the valor of my arm, and heaven favoring me, and fortune not opposing me, in a few days I shall find myself the king of some kingdom where I can display the gratitude and liberality of my heart.

The Ostermeyers always preferred handsome animals, perhaps because they were handsome themselves, and Datepalm was well-mannered besides, which made him a peach of a ride.

But the sailors had no eye for two adolescent summerlingstwo variant bratswhen there were plump winter Lamais about, all attractively identical, well-dressed and well-mannered.

Golem skillfully caught the dish before it struck the floor, the well-mannered Afreet performed the same service for a falling Mary Stillman.

She ate her way through the delicious meal, answering composedly when spoken to, but not contributing to the conversation, for somehow Estelle, without saying a word, had managed to convey to her the fact that she was the nurse and only there because they were all too well-mannered to dwell on the fact that she was paid wages and was hardly out of the same drawer, socially speaking.

He was well-mannered and agreeable, and seemed much above a common workman.

Because he was well-mannered and discreet, he was tolerated by most of the Indian and British policemen on the docks (and he had done several of them good turns in his time, for he knew the importance of keeping in with the authorities).