unmannerly

unmannerly
/un man"euhr lee/, adj.
1. not mannerly; impolite; discourteous; coarse.
adv.
2. with ill manners.
[1300-50; ME; see UN-1, MANNERLY]
Syn. 1. ill-bred, uncouth, loutish.

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