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ill-mannered Definition

ill·-mannered (-man′ərd)

adjective

having or showing bad manners; rude; impolite

ill-mannered Synonyms

ill-mannered

modif.

impolite, discourteous, ill-bred, uncouth; see rude 1, 2. See syn. study at rude.

ill-mannered Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • behavior: It's a maudlin rumination on loathsome rich kids and their disgusting, ill-mannered behavior, and their even more disgusting, ill-mannered parents.
  • parent: It's a maudlin rumination on loathsome rich kids and their disgusting, ill-mannered behavior, and their even more disgusting, ill-mannered parents.

Modifying Another Word

  • not: If it be not ill-mannered, may we ask whence you have come to-day?