underbred
pronunciation
How to pronounce underbred in British English:
UK [ˌʌndə'bred]
How to pronounce underbred in American English:
US [ˌʌndə'bred]
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- Adjective:
- (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace
- of inferior or mixed breed
Word Origin
- underbred (adj.)
- "of inferior breeding, vulgar," 1640s, from under + past participle of breed (v.). Of animals, "not pure bred," attested from 1890.
Example
- 1. Possibly some people might suspect him of a degree of underbred pride .
- 2. They plainly did not know how to treat me , but behaved like persons who are underbred .