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Webster 1828 Edition


Unmannerliness

UNMAN'NERLINESS

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Noun.
Want of good manners; breach of civility; rudeness of behavior.

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unmannerliness

unmannerliness

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Noun

unmannerliness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being unmannerly; rudeness.
    • 1904, Mary Johnston, Sir Mortimer:
      Half-scornful amusement, perhaps, and the contempt of the man who has done what man may do for the yoke-fellow who habitually made claim to supernatural prowess; in addition to the scholar's condemnation of blatant ignorance, the courtier's dislike of unmannerliness, the soldier's scorn of unproved deeds, athwart all the philosophic smile!
    • 1909, Herbert Strang, Humphrey Bold:
      That's what I say!" Mr. Vetch did his best to soothe his angry spouse; I fear he suffered a good deal at times from her unmannerliness, though to be sure she was an excellent housewife and had a heart of gold.