underbred

English

under- +‎ bred

underbred (comparative more underbred, superlative most underbred)

(chiefly horses) of inferior breeding
- 1902, Frank Sherman Peer, Cross country with horse and hound:
  I prefer both sire and dam to be well-bred, but a well-bred mare and an underbred horse will produce a faster animal than a thoroughbred horse and an underbred mare.
lacking in manners or finesse
- 1923, H. G. Wells, Men Like Gods:
  Himself, he felt the most underbred of all; he was afraid of these Utopians: snobbish and abject before them, he was like a mannerless earthy lout in a drawing-room, and he was bitterly ashamed of his own abjection.

underbred

单词	underbred
释义	underbred English Alternative forms under-bred Etymology under- +‎ bred Adjective underbred (comparative more underbred, superlative most underbred) (chiefly horses) of inferior breeding 1902, Frank Sherman Peer, Cross country with horse and hound: I prefer both sire and dam to be well-bred, but a well-bred mare and an underbred horse will produce a faster animal than a thoroughbred horse and an underbred mare. lacking in manners or finesse 1923, H. G. Wells, Men Like Gods: Himself, he felt the most underbred of all; he was afraid of these Utopians: snobbish and abject before them, he was like a mannerless earthy lout in a drawing-room, and he was bitterly ashamed of his own abjection. Synonyms (manners): uncouth, rude, impolite Antonyms (breeding): thoroughbred Verb underbred simple past tense and past participle of underbreed
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