ill-bred

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɪlˈbrɛd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(il′bred′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈill-ˈbred,  adj. 
  1. showing lack of good manners.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ill-bred  (il′bred′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. showing lack of good social breeding;
    unmannerly;
    rude.
  • 1615–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ill-bred adj
  1. badly brought up; lacking good manners
ˌill-ˈbreeding n
'ill-bred' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
churl - hack - underbred - bounder - cad - clown - lowbred - unmannered - unmannerly - unrefined

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