mannerless

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Adjective
  • Some do this flippantly, but reader Robin suggested drivers who do this do not care and are flat-out discourteous.
    Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 11 Jan. 2026
  • In 2014, he was found to have been discourteous and used force.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Coaches Dawn Staley of South Carolina and Geno Auriemma of UConn had a heated courtside exchange afterward as Auriemma, in character, complained about the officiating and proved an ungracious loser, but at least apologized a day later.
    Greg Cote April 5, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • This person was a guest in your home, and her behavior comes off as ungracious.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • This is much more than Trump being a little impolite.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 2 May 2026
  • And in Phillips’ case, Afroman’s comments were deemed impolite but not defamatory.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Indeed, content analyses commonly show that about a fifth of all comments are somewhat uncivil.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
  • History has shown us that giving government moral authority over its people is a route to an uncivil society.
    Charles F. Miller, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Most big comedy shows at the fest had a strict no cellphones policy, Seinfeld was content with just reminding us that our friends are all sick of our stupid cellphone videos.
    Malina Saval, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • Don’t eat stupid food, don’t do music in the background.
    Terry Terrones, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • Redmayne brings a sweetly doltish everyman energy to this increasingly off-kilter affair, with much of the dialogue between him and his co-stars (including Stratton-Twine as the missing woman’s slacker brother) improvised in disarmingly shaggy fashion.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • In a movie about two women who intuitively understand each other, Brandt and Trebs are charmingly oafish as men who are eager to fix a dishwasher but less keen on how to repair trauma.
    Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
  • But there’s value to the subtle, occasional mention of an appropriate insider name, a gesture that’s more like a secret handshake than the work of an oafish show-off.
    Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Petrie didn’t only celebrate his own hits but pointed to rival shows like Sky’s Saturday Night Live UK and Prime Video’s Last One Laughing as proof that British comedy is in rude health.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 May 2026
  • Elizabeth continues to be an infuriating character, interrupting with rude and unhelpful asides throughout the entire family meeting, casually gnawing on an orange slice as Greg and Katie have a heart-to-heart across the table.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 11 May 2026
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“Mannerless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannerless. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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