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Ill-bred synonyms
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uncouth
(Archaic) Unfamiliar, strange, foreign.
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  1. (Archaic) Unfamiliar, strange, foreign.
  2. Awkward; clumsy; ungainly
  3. (Archaic) Not known or familiar; strange
vulgar
Characterized by a lack of culture, refinement, taste, restraint, sensitivity, etc.; coarse; crude; boorish
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  1. Characterized by a lack of culture, refinement, taste, restraint, sensitivity, etc.; coarse; crude; boorish
  2. Spoken by or expressed in language spoken by the common people; vernacular:
  3. Crudely indecent:
uncivil
(Archaic) Uncivilized.
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  1. (Archaic) Uncivilized.
  2. Not civilized; savage; barbarous; uncivilized.
  3. Discourteous; rude:
barbarian
Cruel; barbarous
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  1. Cruel; barbarous
  2. Of or like a barbarian
  3. Uncivilized; crude
barbaric
Brutal or cruel:
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  1. Brutal or cruel:
  2. Of, like, or characteristic of barbarians; uncivilized; primitive
  3. Marked by crudeness or lack of sophistication:
boorish
Like or characteristic of a boor; rude; awkward; ill-mannered
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  1. Like or characteristic of a boor; rude; awkward; ill-mannered
  2. Resembling or characteristic of a boor; rude and clumsy in behavior.
  3. Behaving as a boor; rough in manners; rude; uncultured.
churlish
(Of soil) difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable
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  1. (Of soil) difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable
  2. Difficult to work with, such as soil; intractable.
  3. Rude, surly, ungracious
coarse
Not fine or delicate in texture, structure, form, etc.; rough; harsh
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  1. Not fine or delicate in texture, structure, form, etc.; rough; harsh
  2. Lacking in delicacy or refinement:
  3. Rough, especially to the touch:
crass
Grossly stupid, dull, or obtuse
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  1. Grossly stupid, dull, or obtuse
  2. Tasteless, insensitive, and coarse
  3. So crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility.
crude
Undisguised or unadorned; plain:
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  1. Undisguised or unadorned; plain:
  2. In a raw or natural condition, before being prepared for use; not refined or processed
  3. Lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive:
gross
So obvious or conspicuous as to cause or heighten offense:
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  1. So obvious or conspicuous as to cause or heighten offense:
  2. On a large scale; not fine or detailed:
  3. Brutishly coarse, as in behavior; crude:
indelicate
Slightly at odds with established standards of propriety; somewhat improper, offensive, or coarse:
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  1. Slightly at odds with established standards of propriety; somewhat improper, offensive, or coarse:
  2. Coarse or tasteless.
  3. Not delicate; coarse; crude; rough; esp., lacking, or offensive to, propriety or modesty; gross
philistine
Relating to or having the attitudes of a philistine:
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  1. Relating to or having the attitudes of a philistine:
  2. Of the ancient Philistines or their culture
  3. Smugly conventional and lacking in culture
rough
Not perfected, completed, or fully detailed:
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  1. Not perfected, completed, or fully detailed:
  2. Coarse or shaggy to the touch:
  3. Lacking polish or finesse:
rude
Crude or rough in form or workmanship
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  1. Crude or rough in form or workmanship
  2. Lacking refinement, culture, or elegance; uncouth, boorish, coarse, vulgar, etc.
  3. Rough, violent, or harsh
tasteless
Lacking flavor; insipid.
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  1. Lacking flavor; insipid.
  2. Lacking good taste or showing poor taste
  3. Without taste or flavor; flat; insipid
uncivilized
Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
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  1. Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
  2. Used to describe behaviours deemed savage or inappropriate.
  3. Used to describe people who display a marked lack of manners as defined by a given culture.
uncouth
(Archaic) Not known or familiar; strange
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  1. (Archaic) Not known or familiar; strange
  2. Awkward; clumsy; ungainly
  3. Uncultured; crude; boorish
uncultivated
Inadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge; unrefined; uncultured; uncivilized.
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  1. Inadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge; unrefined; uncultured; uncivilized.
  2. Not cultivated by standard agricultural methods:
  3. Not cultivated by agricultural methods; not prepared for cultivation.
uncultured
Not cultured or cultivated:
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  1. Not cultured or cultivated:
  2. Not cultured or civilized; lacking in delicacy or refinement.
unpolished
Not elaborated, perfected, or completed:
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  1. Not elaborated, perfected, or completed:
  2. Lacking good manners, culture, or refinement.
  3. Not refined in manners; uncivilized; rude; plain.
vulgar
Spoken by or expressed in language spoken by the common people; vernacular:
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  1. Spoken by or expressed in language spoken by the common people; vernacular:
  2. Offensively excessive in self-display or expenditure; ostentatious:
  3. Characterized by a lack of culture, refinement, taste, restraint, sensitivity, etc.; coarse; crude; boorish
discourteous
Impolite; lacking consideration for others
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  1. Impolite; lacking consideration for others
  2. Exhibiting no courtesy; rude.
  3. Not courteous; impolite; rude; ill-mannered
disrespectful
Having or exhibiting a lack of respect; rude and discourteous.
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  1. Having or exhibiting a lack of respect; rude and discourteous.
ill-mannered
Lacking or indicating a lack of good manners; rude.
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  1. Lacking or indicating a lack of good manners; rude.
  2. Having or showing bad manners; rude; impolite
  3. Of or pertaining to having bad manners; impolite. (See also: bad-mannered)
impolite
Not polite; ill-mannered; discourteous
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  1. Not polite; ill-mannered; discourteous
rude
Barbarous or ignorant
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  1. Barbarous or ignorant
  2. Rough, violent, or harsh
  3. Ill-mannered, discourteous, or insulting:
uncivil
(Archaic) Uncivilized.
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  1. (Archaic) Uncivilized.
  2. Not civilized; savage; barbarous; uncivilized.
  3. Discourteous; rude:
ungracious
Unpleasant; unattractive
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  1. Unpleasant; unattractive
  2. Not pleasant or acceptable; unattractive.
  3. Not gracious or affable; rude; discourteous; impolite
unmannerly
Not mannerly.
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  1. Not mannerly.
  2. Having or showing poor manners; rude; discourteous
  3. Ill-mannered; rude.
unpolished
Not elaborated, perfected, or completed:
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  1. Not elaborated, perfected, or completed:
  2. Not refined in manners; uncivilized; rude; plain.
  3. Lacking good manners, culture, or refinement.
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  • As a youth, says Clarendon, " the ill-bred familiarity of the Scotch divines had given him a distaste " for Presbyterianism, which he indeed declared " no religion for gentlemen," and the mean figure which the fallen national church made in exile repelled him at the same time that he was attracted by the " genteel part of the Catholic religion."

  • Ferdinand grew up athletic, but ignorant, ill-bred, addicted to the lowest amusements; he delighted in the company of the lazzaroni (the most degraded class of the Neapolitan people), whose dialect and habits he affected, and he even sold fish in the market, haggling over the price.

  • ill-bred person, lest your ancestors be disgraced.

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