unmannerliness

Example Sentences

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The Latins there were vexed with his apparent unmannerliness.

From Time Magazine Archive

"O my mistress," answered I, "I confess to the gray hairs, but as for unmannerliness, I think not to be guilty of it."

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV by Payne, John

At the watering-places, there is an unrestrained outpouring of unmannerliness.

From Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales by Maupassant, Guy de

Clara's headache above, and Dr. Middleton's unmannerliness below, affected his instincts in a way to make him apprehend that a stroke of misfortune was impending; thunder was in the air.

From The Egoist by Meredith, George

Far from being the pillar of society, knightly honor affords a sure asylum, in general for dishonesty and wickedness, and also for small incivilities, want of consideration and unmannerliness.

From The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer: the Wisdom of Life by Saunders, T. Bailey (Thomas Bailey)