|
|
Definition of Ill-bred
1. Adjective. (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace.
Definition of Ill-bred
1. Adjective. ill-mannered and unrefined because of a bad upbringing or education ¹
2. Adjective. (context: of animals) of bad breed ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ill-bred
Literary usage of Ill-bred
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"... away the little social gaucheries of men,—to prevent those violations of good
taste which are so common among sensible but ill-bred or thoughtless men, ..."
2. The History of the French Revolution by Adolphe Thiers, Frederic Shoberl (1844)
"This conduct, such as one would expect from an ill-bred prince, was, in a republic,
extremely prejudicial to the Directory, and would have deprived it of ..."
3. Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, F.R.S.: Secretary to the by Samuel Pepys, Richard Griffin Braybrooke (1855)
"... for none of them are so ill bred for to press such a present from you, but
expect your leisure, and so will I ; for I know no one living knows better, ..."
4. At Home and Abroad: Or, How to Behave by Cornelia Holroyd Bradley Richards (1853)
"... V. • THE ill-bred LITTLE GIRLS. I WAS once paying a visit to some friends who
had other guests besides myself staying with them. ..."
5. The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1636-1776] by Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly, James Hammond Trumbull, Charles Jeremy Hoadly, Council of Safety (Conn.). (1876)
"... ill-bred fellow, meaning the said Bird : Resolved by this Assembly, that the
Secretary of this ..."
6. Matthew Paris's English History: From the Year 1235 to 1273 by Matthew Paris, John Allen Giles, William Rishanger (1889)
"They look upon the Cistercian monks as clownish, harmless, half-bred, or rather
ill-bred, priests ; and the monks of the Black order as proud epicures. ..."
Other Resources:
