Antonyms for well-bred
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : wel-bred |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɛlˈbrɛd |
Definition of well-bred
- adj mannerly
- 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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