unmannerly
un·man·ner·ly/ˌʌnˈmænɚli/adjective
unmannerly is spelled U-N-M-A-N-N-E-R-L-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables (un·man·ner·ly). It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unmannerly means “Not mannerly (“polite; having good manners”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unmannerly?
| Letters | 10: U-N-M-A-N-N-E-R-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: un·man·ner·ly |
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is unmannerly?
Unmannerly appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce unmannerly?
- UK /ʌnˈmænəli/
- US /ˌʌnˈmænɚli/
- US /ˌən-/
Unmannerly has 4 syllables, split un·man·ner·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unmannerly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unmannerly
- more unmannerly comparative
- unmannerlier comparative
- most unmannerly superlative
- unmannerliest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unmannerly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not mannerly (“polite; having good manners”).
adverb
- 1
archaicIn a way that is not mannerly; discourteously, rudely.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unmannerly come from?
From Middle English unmanerli (“of a person: disorderly, unruly; of conduct: inappropriate, improper”), from un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + manerli, manerly (“well-mannered; modest; customary; moral”). Manerli is derived from maner (“kind, sort; form, nature; circumstances; method, manner; outward behaviour, manners; morals; custom, usage; cause, reason”) (from Anglo-Norman, Old French manere (“fashion, manner, way”), from Latin manuārius (“of or pertaining to the hand”), from manus (“hand”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”)) + -li (suffix forming adjectives).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).