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ill-bred

[ il-bred ]

/ ˈɪlˈbrɛd /

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adjective

showing lack of good social breeding; unmannerly; rude.

Origin of ill-bred

First recorded in 1615–25

Words nearby ill-bred

ill-affected, ill-assorted, ill-behaved, ill-being, ill-boding, ill-bred, ill-conceived, ill-conditioned, ill-considered, ill-defined, ill-disguised

Example sentences from the Web for ill-bred

He looked so common and ill-bred that I wondered how dainty Tricksey ever sat beside him.

Birds and Nature Vol. 9 No. 1 [January 1901] |Various
When Thomas had it, Peter stood and looked down upon him as he drank with ill-bred noises.

The Lee Shore |Rose Macaulay
He is not always elbowing his way, or quivering with ill-bred impatience.

Americans and Others |Agnes Repplier
And I verily believe it is for this reason that you scarce ever meet with a clown or an ill-bred man in France.

Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume I (of 2) |John Hill Burton

What are your conditions, low-born, ill-bred, and worse-thriven?

The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for ill-bred

ill-bred

adjective

badly brought up; lacking good manners

Derived forms of ill-bred

ill-breeding, noun