well mannered
adjectiveDefinition
› behaving in a pleasant and polite way: The other visitors were too well mannered to complain.Polite and respectfulPolite and respectfulBehaving well
(Definition of well mannered adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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