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wellbred

adjective as in blue-blooded

adjective as in ladylike

adjective as in polished

adjective as in gentle

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Example Sentences

It is now going out of fashion, even among the most wellbred people; probably from a want of consideration of its importance.

A gentleman, whose first-rate tailoring and frictionless manners proclaim the wellbred West Ender, comes in from the hall.

Equally pleased with each other's externals, we were soon familiar: he was witty, sarcastic, and wellbred.

Wellbred has a half-brother, a plain squire, named Downright, and a sister married to a rich city merchant named Kitely.

She discovered herself to be a wellbred woman, but she was not one of fortune's favorites.

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On this page you'll find 814 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to wellbred, such as: courtly, dignified, elegant, haughty, noble, and patrician.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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