ill-bred

ill-bred
/il"bred"/, adj.
showing lack of good social breeding; unmannerly; rude.
[1615-25]

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  • ill-bred — ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that someone is ill bred, you mean that they have bad manners. They seemed to her rather vulgar and ill bred. Syn: uncouth …   English dictionary

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