ill-mannered

[il-man-erd]

adjective

1. having bad or poor manners; impolite; discourteous; rude.

   Synonyms: uncivil, crude, unpolished

ill-mannered

adjective

1. having bad manners; rude; impolite

Other Word Forms

• ill-manneredly adverb
• ill-manneredness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ill-mannered¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; ill, mannered

Example Sentences

Ferrigan said that a local official’s choice not to lower flags after a president’s executive directive might be seen as somewhat ill-mannered but wouldn’t be breaking any rules.

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“There’s a certain undertone of ‘good riddance’ when kooks like these are vaporized by the earth’s latest ill-mannered guests.”

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Writing on Instagram in November, singer Sir Rod Stewart described Wallace as an "ill-mannered bully", and said the presenter "humiliated" his wife Penny Lancaster when she was on Masterchef in 2021.

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Especially with the crassness and vulgarity routinely emanating from the nation’s ill-mannered chief executive?

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Writing on Instagram on Thursday, singer Sir Rod Stewart described Wallace as an "ill-mannered bully", and said the presenter "humiliated" his wife when she was on MasterChef in 2021.

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