- having bad manners; rude; impolite
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈill-ˈman•nered,
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- having bad or poor manners;
impolite.
ill-man•nered
(il′man′ərd),USA pronunciation adj.
ill′-man′nered•ly, adv.
ill′-man′nered•ness, n.
- having bad or poor manners;
impolite;
discourteous;
rude.
- 1375–1425; late Middle English; see ill, mannered
ill′-man′nered•ness, n.
- unpolished, crude, uncivil.
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