manners

/ ˈmænəz /

plural noun

1. social conduct

   he has the manners of a pig

2. a socially acceptable way of behaving

Example Sentences

Like a fish, America’s manners have rotted from the top down.

From Los Angeles Times

Suddenly, restaurant patrons and drivers forgot their patience and manners.

From Salon

"The bad manners of this administration are indications of the decadence and decline of the West in general."

From Salon

Morris fancies Bridget’s struggle to adapt as the franchise’s latest play on its classic comedy of manners.

From Salon

Winifred might be the smartest, wittiest and most brutal psychopath to grace the pages of a comedy of manners that turns into a horror show — all in an age rife with repression.

From Los Angeles Times