ill-mannered
Example Sentences
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The accompanying photo portraits are mostly hideous, in Ms. Wiles’s case also ill-mannered and unkind.
He is especially winning when he barely skirts the sentimental or ill-mannered.
From Los Angeles Times
“Not that I’m boasting, mind you! That would be ill-mannered.”
From Literature
Even Lady Constance, who seemed to naturally prefer phony, ill-mannered people over gentle, true-hearted ones, found the baroness to be unpleasant company.
From Literature
Ferrigan said that a local official’s choice not to lower flags after a president’s executive directive might be seen as somewhat ill-mannered but wouldn’t be breaking any rules.
From Los Angeles Times
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