Synonyms for unmannerly
- adjective
- adverb
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Adjective
rude, impolite, ill-mannered, discourteous, unmannered, rough, ill-bred, bad-mannered, uncivilized, uncivilised UK, unrefined, uncivil, ungracious, uncourteous, mannerless, blunt, disrespectful, barbaric, uncouth, uncultured, brusque, unpolished, boorish
Adverb
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not mannerly (“polite; having good manners”).
Example sentences
- impolite Tom told me that he thought Mary had been impolite.
- discourteous That would have been discourteous.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unmannerly | steady | |
| impolite | rising | |
| discourteous | steady | |
| unmannered | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rude1
- 5 letters
- rough1, blunt1
- 7 letters
- freshly2, uncouth2, brusque1, boorish2, uncivil3
- 8 letters
- barbaric3, impolite3
- 9 letters
- unrefined3, uncivilly
- 10 letters
- uncultured, unpolished, ungracious, impolitely, unmannered, mannerless
- 11 letters
- uncivilized4, uncivilised, uncourteous
- 12 letters
- discourteous
- 13 letters
- disrespectful4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (freshly2 = 2 syllables).