well-bred
well brought up; properly trained and educated: a well-bred boy.
showing good breeding, as in behavior or manners.
(of animals) of a desirable breed or pedigree.
Origin of well-bred
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How to use well-bred in a sentence
It is now going out of fashion, even among the most wellbred people; probably from a want of consideration of its importance.
A Treatise on Domestic Economy | Catherine Esther BeecherA gentleman, whose first-rate tailoring and frictionless manners proclaim the wellbred West Ender, comes in from the hall.
Heartbreak House | George Bernard ShawEqually pleased with each other's externals, we were soon familiar: he was witty, sarcastic, and wellbred.
Japhet, In Search Of A Father | Frederick MarryatWellbred has a half-brother, a plain squire, named Downright, and a sister married to a rich city merchant named Kitely.
A History of Caricature and Grotesque | Thomas WrightShe discovered herself to be a wellbred woman, but she was not one of fortune's favorites.
Narrative of Richard Lee Mason in the Pioneer West, 1819 | Richard Lee Mason
British Dictionary definitions for well-bred
Also: well-born of respected or noble lineage
indicating good breeding: well-bred manners
of good thoroughbred stock: a well-bred spaniel
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