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.

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unbred British  

/ ʌnˈbrɛd /

adjective

1. a less common word for ill-bred

2. not taught or instructed

3. obsolete not born

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Etymology

Origin of unbred

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

Example Sentences

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unbred

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

From Time Magazine Archive

My nephew's a little unbred: you'll pardon him, madam.

From The Way of the World by Congreve, William

"Sure never any thing was so unbred as that odious man."—CONGREVE: in Joh.

From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold

They frequently learn from unbred or debauched servants, such language, untowardly tricks and vices, as otherwise they would be ignorant of all their lives.

From Pamela, Volume II by Richardson, Samuel

Adj. discourteous, uncourteous†; uncourtly†; ill-bred, ill-mannered, ill-behaved, ill-conditioned; unbred; unmannerly, unmannered; impolite, unpolite†; unpolished, uncivilized, ungenteel; ungentleman-like, ungentlemanly; unladylike; blackguard; vulgar &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark