well-mannered

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Compare Middle English wel ymanerede, wel y-manerit.

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well-mannered (comparative better-mannered or more well-mannered, superlative best-mannered or most well-mannered)

  1. Having good manners; polite, courteous, and socially correct; conforming to standards of good behaviour.
    A well-mannered gentleman always allows others first.

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