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ill-bred

[il-bred]
–adjective
showing lack of good social breeding; unmannerly; rude.

Origin:
1615–25
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ill-bred   (ĭl'brěd')
adj.  
  1. Badly brought up; impolite and crude.

  2. Not thoroughbred; underbred. Used of animals.

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