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  • 21The Well-Mannered War — Doctorwhobook title=The Well Mannered War series=Virgin Missing Adventures number=33 featuring=Fourth Doctor Romana K 9 writer=Gareth Roberts publisher=Virgin Books isbn=ISBN 0 426 20506 5 set between= Shada and The Leisure Hive pages=293… …

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  • 22-mannered — UK [mænə(r)d] US [mænərd] suffix used with some adjectives and adverbs to make adjectives describing the type of manners that someone has bad mannered ill mannered mild mannered Thesaurus: suffixes …

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  • 23mannered — mid 15c., having manners of one kind or another, from MANNER (Cf. manner). Later, especially, well mannered. Cf. mannerable well mannered (late 15c.) …

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  • 24Mannered — Man nered, a. 1. Having a certain way, esp. a polite way, of carrying and conducting one s self; as, a well mannered child. [1913 Webster] Give her princely training, that she may be Mannered as she is born. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Affected with… …

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  • 25mannered — ► ADJECTIVE 1) behaving in a specified way: well mannered. 2) (of an artistic style) marked by highly distinctive or exaggerated features …

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  • 26well-bred — [adj] mannerly aristocratic, blueblooded*, civil, considerate, courteous, courtly, cultivated, cultured, gallant, genteel, gentle, noble, patrician, polished, polite, refined, taught, trained, upper crust*, urbane, well behaved, well mannered;… …

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  • 27well-thewed — well thewedˈ adjective (obsolete) 1. Well mannered, of good disposition 2. Abounding in moral wisdom • • • Main Entry: ↑well …

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  • 28well-man|nered — «WEHL MAN uhrd», adjective. having or showing good manners; polite; courteous: »The well mannered child always remembered to say “please” and “thank you.” …

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  • 29mannered — man|nered [ˈmænəd US ərd] adj 1.) well mannered/bad mannered etc polite, impolite etc in the way you behave in social situations ▪ He is the most well mannered, well behaved boy I know. 2.) behaviour, speech, or writing that is mannered is not… …

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  • 30mannered — adjective 1 well mannered/bad mannered/mild mannered etc polite, impolite etc in the way you behave in social situations 2 behaving or speaking in an unnatural way, because you want to impress people: He gave a very mannered performance in the… …

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