Antonyms for well-bred


Grammar : Adj
Spell : wel-bred
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɛlˈbrɛd


Definition of well-bred

  • adj mannerly
Example sentences :
  • His attitude was that of one who hesitated to demand silence from so well-bred a throng.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • She is a well-bred animal, with a pretty face and fine feathering.
  • Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow
  • He was used to her well-bred acquiescence in his well-bred actions.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • It wouldn't stand for me, but it would be too well-bred to stand against me.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • A well-bred horse will outlast a common one, because it tries harder.
  • Extract from : « War Letters of a Public-School Boy » by Paul Jones.
  • He appeared a pleasing, inoffensive, well-bred young fellow.
  • Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
  • And all this had come to him in a manner like keen scent to a well-bred hound.
  • Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
  • Such deference is no infrequent tribute to well-bred reserve.
  • Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
  • The toilets were the freshest and the manners most well-bred in Paris.
  • Extract from : « The False Chevalier » by William Douw Lighthall
  • Did he let them understand how well-bred and refined and good-looking she was?
  • Extract from : « The Wrong Woman » by Charles D. Stewart

Synonyms for well-bred

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