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—underbreeding /un'deuhr bree"ding/, n./un'deuhr bred"/, adj.1. having inferior breeding or manners; vulgar.2. not of pure breed, as a horse.[1640-50; UNDER- + BRED]
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Underbred — Un der*bred , a. Not thoroughly bred; ill bred; as, an underbred fellow. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
underbred — index ignoble Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
underbred — (adj.) of inferior breeding, vulgar, 1640s, from UNDER (Cf. under) + pp. of BREED (Cf. breed) (v.). Of animals, not pure bred, attested from 1890 … Etymology dictionary
underbred — [un΄dər bred′] adj. 1. lacking good manners; ill bred 2. not of pure breed … English World dictionary
underbred — adjective Date: 1650 marked by lack of good breeding ; ill bred < a degree of underbred pride Emily Brönte > … New Collegiate Dictionary
underbred — adjective a) of inferior breeding b) lacking in manners or finesse Syn: uncouth, rude, impolite Ant … Wiktionary
underbred — adj. not of good breeding, ill mannered, rude; not pure bred … English contemporary dictionary
underbred — adjective dated bad mannered; rude … English new terms dictionary
underbred — a. Unmannerly, uncivil … New dictionary of synonyms
underbred — /ˈʌndəbrɛd/ (say unduhbred) adjective 1. of inferior breeding or manners; vulgar. 2. not of pure breed, as a horse …
