VOCABULARY RELATED TO MANNER

Courteous: polite, respectful, or considerate in manner.

Sentence: “she was courteous and obliging to all”

Offensive: causing someone to be upset or to have hurt feelings:

Sentence: He made some offensive remarks

Ladylike: graceful, polite

Sentence: Laura is very ladylike and elegant, but also very acrobatic and agile.

Gentlemanly: chivalrous, courteous, or honourable

Sentence: A true gentleman would never engage in such behavior.

Compliment: to express esteem, respect, affection, or admiration

Sentence: She gave me a compliment on my new outfit.

Appropriate: suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc

Sentence: These books are not appropriate for children

Swear: rude or offensive language that someone uses

Sentence: I swear to God, i’ll kill him if he comes back

Obliged: bound by duty, ethics, or politeness

Sentence: The law obliges the government to release certain documents to the public

Rude: offensively impolite or bad-mannered.

Sentence: “she had been rude to her boss”

Punctual: happening or doing something at the agreed or proper time.

Sentence: “he’s the sort of person who’s always punctual”

Slurping: to make a sucking noise while eating or drinking.

Sentence: He is watching back-to-back videos and slurping his mug of tea.