manneristic

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adjective

Relating to, or exhibiting, mannerisms.

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Meanings

adjectivemanneristic (comparative more manneristic, superlative most manneristic)

comparative more manneristic · superlative most manneristic

  1. Relating to, or exhibiting, mannerisms.

    [H]e seemed to gesticulate a good deal with his arm and showed a tic-like or manneristic tendency to adjust his spectacles every two or three minutes.

    1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings

Origin

From manner + -istic.

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APA

manneristic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manneristic

MLA

“manneristic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manneristic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manneristic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manneristic.

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