lowbred
- adjective
- /ˈloʊˌbrɛd/
- Offensive
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maleducado
- She found his lowbred jokes offensive and out of place.
Examples
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The lowbred crowd jeered at the speaker without any sense of decorum.
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His lowbred behavior shocked everyone at the party.
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His lowbred manners made a poor impression at the formal dinner.
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She always acts in a lowbred manner during formal events.
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His lowbred behavior at the formal dinner shocked everyone.
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She tried to hide her lowbred upbringing, but her lack of manners revealed it.
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The lowbred insults shouted during the argument showed a complete lack of class.
Synonyms
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Not polite or showing little respect for others
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4.9
From the lowest social or economic group and seen as having low status
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Showing poor manners and not acting politely around others
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Rude and showing bad manners
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Not polite when you are with other people
Having rude manners that shock polite people
Not refined and a bit like a simple country person
Having the manners and clothes of a person from the countryside
Antonyms
How Refined
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lowbred comes from the parts low and bred, where low meant 'common' or 'not high' and bred (from breed) meant 'brought up' or 'raised'. So, lowbred suggests someone brought up without good manners, which is why it describes a person who is rude or not polite.