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Antonyms for ill-bred


Grammar : Adj
Spell : il-bred
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪlˈbrɛd



Definition of ill-bred

  • As in indecent : adj obscene, vulgar; offensive
  • As in loutish : adj boorish
  • As in low : adj crude, vulgar
  • As in rugged : adj uncouth, crude
  • As in uncivilized : adj wild, uncultured
  • As in uncouth : adj clumsy, uncultivated
  • As in boorish : adj crude, awkward
  • As in Philistine : adj coarse
  • As in crude : adj vulgar, unpolished in manner
  • As in discourteous : adj rude, impolite
  • As in disrespectful : adj insulting, rude
  • As in gauche : adj tactless, unsophisticated
  • As in ill-mannered : adj badly behaved
  • As in impolite : adj having bad manners
Example sentences :
  • It was considered (as on shore) ill-bred to acknowledge the voice of conscience.
  • Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
  • Paul felt for the instant that he had been brutal and ill-bred.
  • Extract from : « Despair's Last Journey » by David Christie Murray
  • She was not hurt over the ill-bred manner in which she had been treated.
  • Extract from : « Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore » by Pauline Lester
  • She knew him quite well for an ill-bred little snob at heart.
  • Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
  • She had not meant to be ill-bred; she had no idea she was playing a joke.
  • Extract from : « In the Mist of the Mountains » by Ethel Turner
  • Still she need not have spoken in that angry tone, and called her “ill-bred.”
  • Extract from : « In the Mist of the Mountains » by Ethel Turner
  • He knew she would think him ill-bred, he was ashamed of himself, but he could not help it.
  • Extract from : « The Silver Lining » by John Roussel
  • She knew that the intruder was ill-bred, even before she glanced at him.
  • Extract from : « A Room With A View » by E. M. Forster
  • Cecil got up; the man was ill-bred—he hadn't put on his coat after tennis—he didn't do.
  • Extract from : « A Room With A View » by E. M. Forster
  • The man looked angry, and Mr. Bosengate thought: 'An ill-bred dog, that!'
  • Extract from : « Five Tales » by John Galsworthy

Synonyms for ill-bred

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