mannered
Origin of mannered
Related Words for mannered
self-conscious, stilted, pretentious, apish, artificial, chichi, conscious, posed, unnatural, airish, artsy, campy, highfalutingExamples from the Web for mannered
Contemporary Examples of mannered
“Rails” and “lacerate,” two other words swiftly elected for pillory, were classic Tejpal, overblown, mannered, theatrical.
I think she writes too much about herself, not enough about actual policy, and is too mannered.
To a Frenchman whose name even now is unknown to most of Earth, who gave a mannered, non-vocal performance.
Historical Examples of mannered
You forget the mannered pose of the hands and arms, to admire their curves and dimples.
GreuzeAlys Eyre Macklin
This was in 1589 when German art was already becoming decadent and mannered.
The Story of NurembergCecil Headlam
The school is now decadent; its productions feeble and mannered.
Venice and its StoryThomas Okey
His works were very successful, though in the mannered taste of his time.
The Standard Galleries - HollandEsther Singleton
Then he remembered himself and became polite, even 'mannered.' '
Ten Years Near the German FrontierMaurice Francis Egan