underbred
Americanadjective
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having inferior breeding or manners; vulgar.
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not of pure breed, as a horse.
adjective
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of impure stock; not thoroughbred
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a less common word for ill-bred
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“It is underbred, not only in the obvious sense, but in the literary sense.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
She ordered me about in public, and I loved her so much that I obeyed her, and did not regard her behaviour as the least underbred or vulgar.
From A Knight on Wheels by Ian Hay
You come a little late, Monsieur St. Georges," the harsh, raucous, and underbred voice of Louvois said—"a little late.
From In the Day of Adversity by John Bloundelle-Burton
To show fear is a privilege of the underbred.
From A Man in the Open by Roger Pocock
You were fortunate, madam," said I, "in the indisposition that confined you to your room, and which rescued you from the underbred presumption of this man's manners.
From A Day's Ride A Life's Romance by Charles James Lever
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