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ill-mannered

[il-man-erd] / ˈɪlˈmæn ərd /


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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

And de children is all so ill mannered, too.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives by Work Projects Administration

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.

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




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