adjective
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a less common word for ill-bred
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not taught or instructed
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obsolete not born
Etymology
Origin of unbred
Example Sentences
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He set aside the pure monochromes, unbred, as Laban's share.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Then turning to the lady next her—The most unbred creature you ever saw.
From The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant by Moore, John Hamilton
"Sure never any thing was so unbred as that odious man."—CONGREVE: in Joh.
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold
My nephew's a little unbred: you'll pardon him, madam.
From The Way of the World by Congreve, William
Sure, never anything was so unbred as that odious man.
From The Way of the World by Congreve, William
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