ill-bred
ill-bred adjective: ill-mannered and unrefined because of a lack of upbringing or education.
Adjective
ill-bred (comparative more ill-bred, superlative most ill-bred)
- ill-mannered and unrefined because of a lack of upbringing or education
- It is, therefore, quite believable that many of these secret agents were as blunderful and tactless as any ill-bred son of the soil could be...2009, Douglas Blackburn, Secret Service in South Africa
- of bad breed
- On the night in question, the whole house was awakened by a dreadful cats'-concert. Two or three of the gang of ill-bred, shabby cats that ran wild over the brick roofs of our town were sitting on the general's terrace screaming at the top of their repulsive voices.1976, Valentin Kataev, A Mosaic of Life Or, The Magic Horn of Oberon: Memoirs of a Russian Childhood, page 180
ill-bred meaning in Malayalam
ill-bred in Malayalam
- മര്യാദയില്ലാത്ത, സംസ്കാരശൂന്യമായ, ഹീനമായി വളർന്ന
Forms of ill-bred
| comparative | more ill-bred |
|---|---|
| superlative | most ill-bred |
| alternative form | illbred |
Questions about ill-bred
- What does ill-bred mean?
- Ill-bred means ill-mannered and unrefined because of a lack of upbringing or education.
- What is ill-bred in Malayalam?
- Ill-bred in Malayalam is മര്യാദയില്ലാത്ത, സംസ്കാരശൂന്യമായ, ഹീനമായി വളർന്ന. See Ill-bred meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is ill-bred?
- Ill-bred is an adjective.
Words near ill-bred in the dictionary
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