different between dashing vs mannerly

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?dæ???(?)/
• Rhymes: -æ???

Etymology 1

From Middle English daschande, equivalent to dash +? -ing.

Adjective

dashing (comparative more dashing, superlative most dashing)

1. Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits.
2. Chic, fashionable.

   All heads turned as the dashing young man entered the room.

Derived terms

• dashingly

Translations

Verb

dashing

1. present participle of dash

Etymology 2

From Middle English dasshyng, dasshynge, equivalent to dash +? -ing.

Noun

dashing (countable and uncountable, plural dashings)

1. The action of the verb to dash.

Anagrams

• shading

English

Etymology

From Middle English manerly, equivalent to manner +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /?mæn??li/
• (General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /?m?n?li?/

Adjective

mannerly (comparative more mannerly, superlative most mannerly)

1. Polite, having good manners.
   • 1593, William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona

     Lucetta, as thou lov'st me, let me have / What thou think'st meet, and is most mannerly.

   • 1861, Charlotte Yonge, The Young Step-Mother

     ...but Genevieve's laugh roused her again, partly because she thought it less mannerly than accorded with the girl's usual politeness.

Derived terms

• mannerliness

Adverb

mannerly (comparative more mannerly, superlative most mannerly)

1. Politely; with good manners.