ill-mannered
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In fact, one might meet Baby, the dog shared by Mr. King, Ms. Radziwill and Mr. Swanhaus, and find her slightly ill mannered at times.
From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2016
But I am not ashamed because I am a bad father, a bad individual or ill mannered.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Dear Sir—You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 by Lamb, Mary
I should exaggerate if I were to say that she was beautiful and elegant; but she was good looking, and not usually ill mannered.
From An Unprotected Female at the Pyramids by Trollope, Anthony
Do you imagine that I would be so ill mannered as to leave you?
From The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc by Rudder, Robert S.