ill-bred

adjective

ˈil-ˈbred 

: badly brought up or showing bad upbringing : impolite

Synonyms

• coarse
• common
• crass
• crude
• gross
• illiberal [archaic]
• incult
• insensible
• low
• lowbred
• lowbrow
• raffish
• rough
• rough-hewn
• roughneck
• rude
• rugged
• tasteless
• uncouth
• uncultivated
• uncultured
• unpolished
• unrefined
• vulgar

Examples of ill-bred in a Sentence

the ill-bred habit of chewing with the mouth open

only an ill-bred, conceited person would demand that everyone cater to their whims

Word History

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

ill-bred

adjective

ˈil-ˈbred

: badly brought up : impolite