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well-bred

[ wel-bred ]

/ ˈwɛlˈbrɛd /

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adjective

well brought up; properly trained and educated: a well-bred boy.

showing good breeding, as in behavior or manners.

(of animals) of a desirable breed or pedigree.

Origin of well-bred

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby well-bred

well-behaved, well-being, well-beloved, well-blessed, well-born, well-bred, well-built, well-chosen, well-clothed, well-concealed, well-conditioned

Example sentences from the Web for well-bred

Both produce some wines good enough to challenge the well-bred conceits of wine makers in Burgundy and Bordeaux.

Napa’s Earthquake Is Not The Only Thing Shaking The Vineyards |Clive Irving |August 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
As a well-bred Mormon with ties to Utah, Huntsman has inevitably drawn comparisons to former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.

Huntsman's Crazy 2012 Gambit |McKay Coppins |January 31, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
But he saw nothing surprising in that; her mother was a Barnheim of Baden, a well-bred woman.

Beatrix |Honore de Balzac
Introduction is a formality and a bore, and is never resorted to by your well-bred host, save in a casual way.

The Young Duke |Benjamin Disraeli

It was a neat, well-bred slap at him as a man without initiative or courage.

Blacksheep! Blacksheep! |Meredith Nicholson
A well-bred child does not think it can teach its parents, or that it knows everything.

The Crown of Wild Olive |John Ruskin
This new friend of mine is a well-bred man, but he had never heard of Blcher.

Saunterings in and about London |Max Schlesinger

British Dictionary definitions for well-bred

well-bred

adjective (well bred when postpositive)

Also: well-born of respected or noble lineage

indicating good breeding well-bred manners

of good thoroughbred stock a well-bred spaniel