ill-mannered

American  

[il-man-erd] / ˈɪlˈmæn ərd /

adjective

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

   Synonyms:

   uncivil, crude, unpolished

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ill-mannered British  

adjective

1. having bad manners; rude; impolite

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Other Word Forms

• ill-manneredly adverb
• ill-manneredness noun

Etymology

Origin of ill-mannered

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

Example Sentences

The accompanying photo portraits are mostly hideous, in Ms. Wiles’s case also ill-mannered and unkind.

From The Wall Street Journal

He is especially winning when he barely skirts the sentimental or ill-mannered.

From Los Angeles Times

“Not that I’m boasting, mind you! That would be ill-mannered.”

From Literature

Even Lady Constance, who seemed to naturally prefer phony, ill-mannered people over gentle, true-hearted ones, found the baroness to be unpleasant company.

From Literature

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.

From Los Angeles Times