ill-bred

[ il-bred ]
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adjective
  1. showing lack of good social breeding; unmannerly; rude.

Origin of ill-bred

1
First recorded in 1615–25

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British Dictionary definitions for ill-bred

ill-bred

adjective
  1. badly brought up; lacking good manners

Derived forms of ill-bred

  • ill-breeding, noun

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