What does mannerliness mean?
Mannerliness means politeness, good manners.
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/ˈmænəɹlinəs/ · noun
politeness, good manners.
1874, Thomas Hardy, Far From the Madding Crowd ... occasionally showed some earnestness, which consisted half of genuine feeling, and half of mannerliness superadded by way of duty.
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Mannerliness means politeness, good manners.
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1874, Thomas Hardy, Far From the Madding Crowd ... occasionally showed some earnestness, which consisted half of genuine feeling, and half of mannerliness superadded by way of duty.
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