illbred
illbred is the alternative form of ill-bred.
Meaning of ill-bred
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
Forms of illbred
| comparative | more illbred |
|---|---|
| superlative | most illbred |
Questions about illbred
- What is illbred the alternative form of?
- Illbred is the alternative form of ill-bred.
Words near illbred in the dictionary
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