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earthbred

earthbred adjective: low; grovelling; vulgar.

Adjective

earthbred (comparative more earthbred, superlative most earthbred)

  1. (obsolete, poetic) Low; grovelling; vulgar.
    • And (flapping his blue wings along) scorch up / All earthbred glory like a sapless reed.1841, George Stephens, The Hungarian daughter, a dramatic poem, page 227
    • And bound to earth, their earthbread habits ply1850, John Antes Latrobe, “The Senses”, in Sacred Lays and Lyrics, page 67

Forms of earthbred

comparativemore earthbred
superlativemost earthbred

Origin of earthbred

From earth + bred.

Questions about earthbred

What does earthbred mean?
Earthbred means low; grovelling; vulgar.
What part of speech is earthbred?
Earthbred is an adjective.

Words near earthbred in the dictionary

  1. earthboards
  2. earthborn
  3. earthbound
  4. Earthboy
  5. Earthboys
  6. earthbred
  7. earthcreeper
  8. earthcreepers
  9. earthdin
  10. earthdown
  11. earthdrake

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