unmannered

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/ʌnˈmænəɹd/

adjective

Having poor manners or social skills; ill-mannered; rude.

Similar
ill-manneredbad-manneredrudeunmannerlyimpoliteunaffected
OriginEnglish mannered ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunmannered (comparative more unmannered, superlative most unmannered)

comparative more unmannered · superlative most unmannered

  1. Having poor manners or social skills; ill-mannered; rude.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivesocially incorrect in behavior

Similar
ill-manneredbad-manneredrudeunmannerlyimpolite

adjectivewithout artificiality; natural

Similar
unaffected
Also see
bad-manneredill-manneredmannerlessrudeunaffectedunmannerly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishmannered
  9. Englishunmannered

From un- + mannered.

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APA

unmannered. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmannered

MLA

“unmannered.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmannered. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unmannered,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmannered.

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