(Of persons) lacking in refinement or grace.
1 The characteristics of the ill-bred man are just the contrary of these.
2 It makes one appear to be ill-bred and extremely distasteful in society.
3 They were the most ill - bred of mankind-theservant caste-madeslaves by nature.
4 He is singularly stupid and ill-bred to meddle in such a matter.
5 Paul felt for the instant that he had been brutal and ill-bred .
6 But habitual, cold-blooded, and willful ill-temper-thetrade-markof unmitigated selfishness-isindisputably ill-bred .
7 They are not ill-natured, although they are vulgar and usually rather ill-bred .
8 He is not always elbowing his way, or quivering with ill-bred impatience.
9 Furthermore, she was ill-bred , gluttonous, sensual, arrogant, a Levantine jewel in perfection.
10 That's what will happen if you do anything as ill-bred as that.
11 I'm not only ill-bred on the outside, I'm that way clear through.
12 If my fellow-townsmen are stupid and ill-bred , need I follow their example?
13 Besides, I do not like to be told that I am ill-bred !
14 The man looked angry, and Mr. Bosengate thought: 'An ill - bred dog, that!'
15 But they are very ill-bred and unpolished in the western country.
16 Never look back after any one passing; it is extremely ill-bred .
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