ill-bred
adjective
showing lack of good social breeding; unmannerly; rude.
ill-breeding
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a word derived from
ill-bred.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Darcy looked a little ashamed of his aunt’s ill-breeding, and made no answer.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
Three signs of ill-breeding: a long visit, staring, constant questioning.
From Ancient Irish Poetry by Various
Can you forgive my ill-breeding in keeping you waiting on this the first evening that you have given me the pleasure of seeing you here?
From Erlach Court by Ossip Schubin
Who are you, sir?" he exclaimed, without yielding an inch, "that you dare to assume a tone whose ill-breeding befits no cultured man.
From The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History by Paul Heyse
On my other side was Laura Grey, who told me afterwards that she greatly enjoyed my spirited treatment of his ill-breeding.
From Willing to Die by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
