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unmannerly
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?n?mæn?li/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??n?mæn?li/, /??n-/
- 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 manu?rius (“of or pertaining to the hand”), from manus (“hand”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh?- (“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, superlative most unmannerly)
- (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
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meddlesome
English
Etymology
meddle +? -some
Adjective
meddlesome (comparative more meddlesome, superlative most meddlesome)
- Characterised or marked by meddling; inclined or having a tendency to meddle or interfere in other people's business.
- If those meddlesome kids hadn't turned me in, I'd have gotten away with my nefarious scheme!
Synonyms
- (inclined to meddle or interfere): interfering, kibitzing, nosy
Derived terms
- meddlesomely
- meddlesomeness
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