mannerful definition
Word Origin & History. manner late 12c., from Anglo-Fr. manere, from O.Fr. maniere (Fr. maniÃ¨re), from V.L. *manaria, from fem. of L. manuarius belonging to the hand, from manus hand (see manual). Most figurative meanings derive from the original sense of method of handling; which was extended when the word was used to translate L. modus method.. To the manner born (Hamlet I iv.15) is generally used incorrectly, and means destined by birth to be subject to the custom..