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unmannered

adjective
un·​man·​nered | \ ˌən-ˈma-nÉ™rd How to pronounce unmannered (audio) \

Definition of unmannered

1 : marked by a lack of good manners : rude
2 : characterized by an absence of artificiality : unaffected

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Other Words from unmannered

unmanneredly adverb

Examples of unmannered in a Sentence

we will never again invite such unmannered guests

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But Pollini remains a clear-eyed musical aristocrat, an unmannered visionary of the keys, as the Debussy portion of his concert made apparent. John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, "Youth and experience score separate victories, as Orlinski debuts and Pollini returns," 24 Apr. 2018 While many were heroic, Chalvar Monteiro stood out for his unmannered daring. Gia Kourlas, New York Times, "At Ailey, a Dance Set to Coltrane Finds a Somber Radiance," 10 Dec. 2017 Harry has always, by royal standards, seemed quite unmannered, as well. Josh Duboff, Vanities, "An Extremely Detailed Analysis of Meghan Markle’s Lifestyle Blog," 8 Mar. 2017 Harry has always, by royal standards, seemed quite unmannered, as well. Josh Duboff, vanityfair.com, "An Extremely Detailed Analysis of Meghan Markle’s Lifestyle Blog," 8 Mar. 2017 Mr. Pollini continues to be a master of unmannered elegance and cleareyed storytelling, especially so in the music of Chopin, to which this recital made up principally of nocturnes and ballades is dedicated. Corinna Da Fonseca-wollheim, New York Times, "Maurizio Pollini to Play Chopin at Carnegie Hall," 19 May 2017

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First Known Use of unmannered

circa 1518, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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