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well-bred Definition

well·-bred (-bred′)

adjective

  1. showing good breeding; courteous and considerate
  2. of good stock: said of animals

well-bred Synonyms

well-bred

modif.

courteous, considerate, mannerly; see polite 1, refined 2.

well-bred Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • woman: Cara, a well-bred woman in her thirties, lies in her birthing pool.
  • lady: The indispensable companion of every well-bred lady at the close of the nineteenth century.
  • horse: A well-bred horse is required, clever at banks and blind ditches and able to gallop through the deep.
  • manner: Mrs. Gardiner, who's husband is in trade, however, demonstrates well-bred manners and does not intrude into Elizabeth's affairs.

Modifying Another Word

  • very: His daughter, tho she was never out of Sky, was a very well-bred woman.
well-bred Quotes

: Bad language or abuse, I never, never use, Whatever the emergency; Though 'Bother it' I may Occasionally say, I never use a big, big Dö : What, never? : No, never! : What never? : Well, hardly ever! : Hardly ever swears a big, big Dö Then give three cheers, and one cheer more, For the well-bred Captain of the Pinafore!

—Gilbert, Sir W(illiam) S(chwenck)