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  • 31ill-mannered — *rude, uncivil, ungracious, impolite, discourteous Analogous words: boorish, loutish, churlish (see under BOOR) Antonyms: well bred …

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  • 32well bred — ▶ adjective WELL BROUGHT UP, polite, civil, mannerly, courteous, respectful; ladylike, gentlemanly, genteel, cultivated, urbane, proper, refined, polished, well behaved. * * * …

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  • 33un|bred — «uhn BREHD», adjective. not properly bred or brought up; ill bred …

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  • 34low-bred — lowˈ bred adjective 1. Ill bred 2. Unmannerly • • • Main Entry: ↑low …

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  • 35un|der|bred — «UHN duhr BREHD», adjective. 1. of inferior breeding or manners; coarse and vulgar; ill bred: »a pert little obtrusive underbred creature (Thackeray). 2. not of pure breed; not thoroughbred: »an underbred horse …

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  • 36well-bred — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. well behaved or brought up; noble, wellborn, gentle; courteous, polished, sauve, polite. See courtesy, nobility. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. courteous, considerate, mannerly; see polite 1 , refined… …

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  • 37rude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. barbarous, crude, primitive, rough, rustic; harsh, rugged; coarse, uncouth; discourteous, uncivil, insolent. See vulgarity, courtesy, inelegance, formlessness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Boorish]… …

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  • 38Vulgarity — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Bad taste. < N PARAG:Vulgarity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 vulgarity vulgarity vulgarism Sgm: N 1 barbarism barbarism Vandalism Gothicism| =>! Sgm: N 1 mauvis gout mauvis gout bad taste Sgm: N …

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  • 39Discourtesy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Discourtesy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 discourtesy discourtesy Sgm: N 1 ill breeding ill breeding Sgm: N 1 ill manners ill manners bad manners ungainly manners Sgm: N 1 insuavity insuavity Sgm: N 1 uncourteousness …

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  • 40vulgar — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Lacking in refinement or taste] Syn. coarse, crude, crass, unrefined, uncouth, indelicate, boorish, uncultivated, gross, low, common, tasteless, inelegant, cheap, ostentatious, overdone, pretentious, gaudy, tacky*; see… …

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