In the manner of somebody/something Definition 1 of 3Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Imagination Use when you describe something influenced by historical or cultural styles. His novel is written in the manner of a Renaissance epic. Pro Tip 2/3Stylistic Emulation Helps highlight the intentional mimicry of a style, not accidental similarity. She painted in the manner of Van Gogh. Pro Tip 3/3Fashionable Allusion Can imply that someone is trying to be fashionable by imitating a style. The party was decorated in the manner of The Great Gatsby.