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Mannered vs Phoney - What's the difference?

mannered | phoney |

As adjectives the difference between mannered and phoney

is that mannered is having manners or (often excessive) mannerisms while phoney is .

As a noun phoney is

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mannered

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having manners or (often excessive) mannerisms.
    • His upbringing had led him to act in an overly mannered way.

    See also

    * well mannered * bad mannered * ill mannered

    phoney

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
    • A good jeweler should be able to tell a real stone from a phoney one.

    Noun

    (en-noun)