underbred

underbred
underbreeding /un'deuhr bree"ding/, n.
/un'deuhr bred"/, adj.
1. having inferior breeding or manners; vulgar.
2. not of pure breed, as a horse.
[1640-50; UNDER- + BRED]

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  • underbred — index ignoble Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • underbred — (adj.) of inferior breeding, vulgar, 1640s, from UNDER (Cf. under) + pp. of BREED (Cf. breed) (v.). Of animals, not pure bred, attested from 1890 …   Etymology dictionary

  • underbred — [un΄dər bred′] adj. 1. lacking good manners; ill bred 2. not of pure breed …   English World dictionary

  • underbred — adjective Date: 1650 marked by lack of good breeding ; ill bred < a degree of underbred pride Emily Brönte > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • underbred — adjective a) of inferior breeding b) lacking in manners or finesse Syn: uncouth, rude, impolite Ant …   Wiktionary

  • underbred — adj. not of good breeding, ill mannered, rude; not pure bred …   English contemporary dictionary

  • underbred — adjective dated bad mannered; rude …   English new terms dictionary

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  • underbred — /ˈʌndəbrɛd/ (say unduhbred) adjective 1. of inferior breeding or manners; vulgar. 2. not of pure breed, as a horse …  

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