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n. The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land. 2 Kings xvii. 26. The temptations of prosperity insinuate themselves after a gentle, but very powerful,manner. Atterbury.

A German men's chorus or singing club.

e way, of carrying and conducting one's self. Give her princely training, that she may be Mannered as she is born. Shak.

Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, or treatment, carried to excess, especially in literature or art. Mannerism is pardonable,and is sometimes even agreeable, when the manner, though vicious, is natural . . . . But a mannerism which does not sit easy on the mannerist, whic…

One addicted to mannerism; a person who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries characteristic peculiarities to excess. See citation under Mannerism.

The quality or state of being mannerly; civility; complaisance. Sir M. Hale.

Showing good manners; civil; respectful; complaisant. What thou thinkest meet, and is most mannerly. Shak.

Impolite; rude.

In an excessive manner; excessively. [Obs.] Wiclif.

Not mannerly; ill-bred; rude. -- adv.

Polite; well-bred; complaisant; courteous. Dryden.

In an abashed manner.

tioned by St. Augustine, who states that they married, but lived in continence, after the manner, as they pretended, of Abel.

In an able manner; with great ability; as, ably done, planned, said.

In an abnormal manner; irregularly. Darwin.

In an abominable manner; very odiously; detestably.

Manner of approaching or accosting; address. Chesterfield.

In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.

Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, etc.; as, about as cold; about as high; -- also of quantity, number, time. "There fell . . . about three thousand men." Exod. xxii. 28.

In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly.