ill-behaved
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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On the heels of scandalous antics by Hollywood’s newly rich and ill-behaved, and to fend off outside regulation, Hays was brought in as the morals cop.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2023
Timothy may grow out of this, he may be more ill-behaved in unfamiliar places, etc.
From Slate • Mar. 9, 2020
The lawsuit alleges that the diabetes-alert dogs, for which Warren charged up to $27,000, “were often poorly trained, ill-behaved, and unequipped to help manage a life-threatening situation, rendering them little more than incredibly expensive pets.”
From Seattle Times • May 2, 2019
Splendid as the established cast is, the younger actors are equally engrossing, particularly Eliza Scanlen's dangerously ill-behaved and duplicitous Amma, Camille’s 15-year-old half-sister.
From Salon • Jul. 7, 2018
Leaving science to unravel this problem, it may be said of the dingo that he is a good-looking but an ill-behaved animal.
From Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil by Willoughby, Howard
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