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un⋅der⋅bred

  [uhn-der-bred]
–adjective
1. having inferior breeding or manners; vulgar.
2. not of pure breed, as a horse.
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Origin:
1640–50; under- + bred

Related forms:
un⋅der⋅breed⋅ing  [uhn-der-bree-ding] , noun
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un·der·bred   (ŭn'dər-brěd')   
adj.  

  1. Poorly brought up; ill-bred.

  2. Of mixed breed; not thoroughbred.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

underbred 
"of inferior breeding, vulgar," 1650, from under + pp. of breed (v.). Of animals, "not pure bred," attested from 1890.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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