manner (n.)

  1. how something is done or how it happens; her dignified manner; his rapid manner of talking; their nomadic mode of existence; in the characteristic New York style; a lonely way of life; in an abrasive fashion

    [ Syn: mode , style , way , fashion ]

  2. a way of acting or behaving

    [ Syn: personal manner ]

  3. a kind; what manner of man are you?'

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