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unbred

American  
[uhn-bred] / ʌnˈbrɛd /

adjective

  1. not taught or trained.

  2. not bred or mated, as a stock animal; not yet bred.

    An unbred cow gives no milk.


unbred British  
/ ʌnˈbrɛd /

adjective

  1. a less common word for ill-bred

  2. not taught or instructed

  3. obsolete not born

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of unbred

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- 1 + bred

Example Sentences

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He set aside the pure monochromes, unbred, as Laban's share.

From Time Magazine Archive

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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