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Meanings of
ill-breeding
in English
Catalan
manca d'educació
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Impoliteness resulting from ignorance.
bad manners
Catalan
manca d'educació
Usage of
ill-breeding
in English
1
By refusing to see his
ill-breeding
she actually did terminate its existence.
2
She did not mind Lilly's
ill-breeding
,
nor was she surprised at it.
3
And over all the same air of personal slovenliness and
ill-breeding
.
4
Yet, never did Jarl heed her
ill-breeding
;
but patiently overlooked and forgave it.
5
I answered discreetly yet frankly, for there was no
ill-breeding
in his curiosity.
6
If this be among you it is a sign of
ill-breeding
.
7
Besides, he blamed himself for the
ill-breeding
of his own irony.
8
Vulgarity, conceit,
ill-breeding
-
the
great
lawyer detected them in five minutes' conversation.
9
Her direst thunders, however, were kept for anything which approached
ill-breeding
.
10
Mr. Darcy looked a little ashamed of his aunt's
ill
-
breeding
,
and made no answer.
11
To be silent and stiff on such an occasion would show much-ignorance and
ill-breeding
.
12
It is a sign of
ill-breeding
to change your seat in a car or omnibus.
13
To reprove a waiter is the height of
ill-breeding
.
14
This, in you, would be mere
ill-breeding
and ill-temper.
15
Pushing aside another person is an act of
ill-breeding
.
16
She was both ashamed and amused,-ashamedof their
ill-breeding
and amused by their useless bickering.
Other examples for "ill-breeding"
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About this term
ill-breeding
Adjective
Frequent collocations
show ill-breeding
approach ill-breeding
consider ill-breeding
downright ill-breeding
mere ill-breeding
More collocations
Translations for
ill-breeding
Catalan
manca d'educació
mala educació
males maneres
Ill-breeding
through the time