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ill-bred

[ il-bred ]
/ ˈɪlˈbrɛd /
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adjective

showing lack of good social breeding; unmannerly; rude.

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RELATED WORDS

improper, salacious, pornographic, tasteless, lewd, off-color, unseemly, filthy, outrageous, ridiculous, vile, shocking, immoral, unbecoming, rough, boorish, barbarous, rude, disrespectful, vulgar

Nearby words

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

Origin of ill-bred

First recorded in 1615–25
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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British Dictionary definitions for ill-bred

ill-bred

adjective

badly brought up; lacking good manners

Derived Forms

ill-breeding, noun
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