Antonyms for thoroughbred

Grammar : Adj

Spell : thur-oh-bred, -uh-bred, thuhr-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈθɜr oʊˌbrɛd, -əˌbrɛd, ˈθʌr-

Definition of thoroughbred

Origin : 1701, of persons, "thoroughly accomplished," from thorough + past tense of breed. In the horse sense of "of pure breed or stock" it dates from 1796; the noun is first recorded 1842.

adj pure, unmixed

Example sentences :

Thoroughbred is the word for her, style and action, as the horse people say, perfect.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

Their horse would go to the post as fit as any thoroughbred had ever stripped.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

"Thoroughbred for a horse, and purebred for a cow," Rose repeated willingly.
Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius

So the Manxman, such as he is, taken all the centuries through, is thoroughbred.
Extract from : « The Little Manx Nation - 1891 » by Hall Caine

Murieta was washing his thoroughbred mare in the bed of the ravine.
Extract from : « When the West Was Young » by Frederick R. Bechdolt

Nothing less swift than a bullet could ever catch that thoroughbred.
Extract from : « When the West Was Young » by Frederick R. Bechdolt

Now had she been thoroughbred, I was all right; as a cocktail, I was all wrong.'
Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever

And the girl—Miss Desha has bucked poverty like a thoroughbred.
Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson

A dog-cart by Adams and a thoroughbred like Boanerges were, after all, worth a glance at.
Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever

I like her—she's a lady; but these thoroughbred 'uns—it's their skin and their mouths.
Extract from : « The Fugitive (Third Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy

Synonyms for thoroughbred

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