Manié

Manié is the masculine past participle of the French verb manier, which means to handle, manage, or manipulate. The feminine form is maniée. In usage, manié functions as an adjective describing something that has been handled or operated with skill, care, or particular technique. It can modify nouns such as tools, devices, or mechanisms, as well as more abstract objects like prose or procedures when the emphasis is on how they were prepared or executed.

Examples in context are typically phrases like a tool that is well manié or a device that has been properly manié. The sense can range from precise and deft handling to more neutral indications that something has been worked with, rather than left in its original or unaltered state. In linguistic or stylistic discussions, manié may appear in constructions that highlight the craftsmanship involved in shaping language or narration, though this usage is less common than in descriptions of physical handling.

Etymology, in brief, traces manié back to the French verb manier, itself derived from older French usages related to handling or wielding. The form is part of standard French grammar, with manié and maniée agreeing in gender with the nouns they modify.

See also: manier, manège, and related lexical items pertaining to handling or manipulation.