ill-bred as an adjective: - 1
ill-bred
adjective
1 ill-bred
of persons Lacking in refinement or grace.
synonyms: bounderish, lowbred, rude, underbred, yokelish.
Roget 895:
discourteous,
uncourteous†;
uncourtly†;
ill-bred,
ill-mannered,
ill-behaved,
ill-conditioned;
unbred;
unmannerly,
unmannered;
impolite,
unpolite†;
unpolished,
uncivilized,
ungenteel;
ungentleman-like,
ungentlemanly;
unladylike;
blackguard;
vulgar
etc.
851;
dedecorous†;
foul-mouthed foul-spoken;
abusive.
uncivil,
ungracious,
unceremonious;
cool;
pert,
forward,
obtrusive,
impudent,
rude,
saucy,
precocious.
repulsive;
uncomplaisant†,
unaccommodating,
unneighborly,
ungallant;
inaffable†;
ungentle,
ungainly;
rough,
rugged,
bluff,
blunt,
gruff;
churlish,
boorish,
bearish;
brutal,
brusque;
stern,
harsh,
austere;
cavalier.
taint,
sour,
crabbed,
sharp,
short,
trenchant,
sarcastic,
biting,
doggish,
caustic,
virulent,
bitter,
acrimonious,
venomous,
contumelious;
snarling
etc.
v.;
surly,
surly as a bear;
perverse;
grim,
sullen
etc.
901.1;
peevish
etc.
(irascible)
901.
untactful,
impolitic,
undiplomatic;
artless
etc.
703;
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Moby thesaurus: Gothic, Neanderthal, animal, barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, bestial, boorish, brutal, brutish, caddish, coarse, crude, impolite, inconsiderate, insensitive, loutish, louty, nasty, noncivilized, offensive, outlandish, primitive, rough-and-ready, savage, tactless, troglodytic, uncivil, uncivilized, uncombed, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unfeminine, ungenteel, ungentle, ungentlemanly, unkempt, unladylike, unlicked, unpolished, unrefined, unsolicitous, untamed, vulgar, wild ... show more.
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