ill-bred
Example Sentences
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If mirrors and windows had 3-D offspring, they might be the ill-bred second cousins of Alexander’s fantastic sculptures.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2016
“There is nothing more ill-bred than trying to steal the affections of one’s dog.”
From Washington Times • Dec. 29, 2015
It’s horribly ill-bred and impolite to simply go silent.
From Forbes • Sep. 25, 2014
Give him the benefit of the doubt and suppose that he failed to thank you properly because he had an extended moment of thoughtlessness, not because he is the ill-bred ingrate that his inaction suggests.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2014
He had taken Howard’s ill-bred yearlings, worked with them in solitude for a year, then slipped them into Barn 38 at Santa Anita and hung out his shingle.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
