unmannerly
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Is unmannerly a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (also figuratively) Not mannerly (“polite; having good manners”).Examples: "[T]he Dogge nuſling his noſe vnder the necke of the Deare, the Wolfe glad to let the Lambe lye vpon hym to kéepe him warme, the Lyon ſuffering the Aſſe to caſt hys legge ouer him: preferring one honeſt vnmannerly friende, before a number of croutching picke-thankes."; "I humbly do entreat your Highneſſe pardon, / My haſt made me vnmannerly."; "He calmly rebuked my uncle for his unmannerly behaviour, which he ſaid he would excuſe on account of his education: he told him he had been very kind to the boy, whom he had kept at ſchool ſeven or eight years, although he was informed he made no progreſs in his learning; […]"Synonyms: discourteous, impolite, rude, uncivil, aweless, bad-mannered, barbaric, boldAntonyms: mannerly, bad-mannered, ill-mannered, impolite, rudealsofiguratively
adv (English)
1. (archaic) In a way that is not mannerly; discourteously, rudely.Examples: "[T]here the Murtherers, / Steep’d in the Colours of their Trade; their Daggers / Vnmannerly breech'd with gore: [...]"Synonyms: impolitely, uncivillyarchaic
Definition source: Wiktionary