Collocations for manner - noun

conventional, customary, normal, standard, time-honoured, traditional, usual | correct
You are not approaching the problem in the correct manner.

appropriate, satisfactory
I did my best to behave in the appropriate manner.

prudent, reasonable, responsible, safe, sensible
Chemical waste must be disposed of in an environmentally-responsible manner.

efficient, productive, profitable | logical, methodical, orderly, rational, systematic | consistent, uniform | objective | arbitrary, haphazard
Files have been stored in such a haphazard manner that they are impossible to find.

professional | constructive, positive
The dispute could have been handled in a more constructive manner.

non-violent, peaceful | straightforward | suspicious
He was behaving in a highly suspicious manner.

light-hearted | casual, easy, informal, leisurely, relaxed | formal | calm | off-hand
He answered in such an off-hand manner that I wondered if he''d misheard me.

confident, decisive | dignified | diffident, mild, quiet, shy | charming, cheerful, friendly, jovial, kindly, pleasant, sympathetic | abrasive, aggressive, arrogant, unfriendly, unpleasant | forthright | brusque, cold | businesslike, no-nonsense
His no-nonsense manner gave him the reputation of being a good doctor.

authoritarian, autocratic, high-handed | condescending, dismissive | authoritative
The authoritative manner in which he talked concealed his ignorance.

bedside, telephone
He''s a good doctor with a sympathetic bedside manner. | She has a very pleasant telephone manner.

have | adopt
He tends to adopt a condescending manner when talking to young women.

act in
She accused the teacher of not acting in a professional manner.

change
His manner changed abruptly when he heard how much I wanted.

conceal sth
Her brusque m

suggest sth
He was not as loutish as his manner suggested.

in a/the ~
The inspectionwas conducted in a thoroughlyprofessional manner.

in the ~ of
He lectured us in the manner of aheadmaster.

in your ~
Therewas something in his manner thatI found very irritating.

in a timely manner
Allclaims must be settled in aprofessional and timely manner. |

in no uncertain manner
He toldher in no uncertain manner thather behaviour was unacceptable.

beautiful, charming, excellent, good, impeccable, nice, perfect
It''s not good manners to stare at people.

bad | table
His children have no table manners.

have | teach sb
Didn''t your parents teach you any manners?

learn | forget
I''m sorry, I was forgetting my manners. Can I offer you a drink?

have the (good) manners to do sth
He could at least have had the manners to answer my letter.

a lack of manners
Her lack of manners is quite appalling.