highbred

adjective

high·​bred ˈhī-ˈbred 

: coming from superior stock

Synonyms

• aristocratic
• blue-blooded
• genteel
• gentle
• grand
• great
• highborn
• noble
• patrician
• silk-stocking
• upper-class
• upper-crust
• wellborn

Examples of highbred in a Sentence

as the highbred descendant of one of the state's oldest families, he bristled at being ordered about by an uncouth upstart

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined above