ill-bred
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.74 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
ill-mannered and unrefined because of a lack of upbringing or education
Example Sentences
- "It is, therefore, quite believable that many of these secret agents were as blunderful and tactless as any ill-bred son of the soil could be..."
- "On the night in question, the whole house was awakened by a dreadful cats'-concert. Two or three of the gang of ill-bred, shabby cats that ran wild over the brick roofs of our town were sitting on the general's terrace screaming at the top of their repulsive voices."