underbred
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Definition of underbred
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Of inferior breeding or upbringing; vulgar, lacking in manners or finesse.
“The art of governing these under-bred varlets lies more in the dignity of looks than in words […].”
“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.”
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adj
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Of inferior breeding or upbringing; vulgar, lacking in manners or finesse.
“The art of governing these under-bred varlets lies more in the dignity of looks than in words […].”
“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.”
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Not purebred; of an inferior strain.
“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.”
verb
- (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of underbreed
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Etymology
From under- + bred.
Words you can make from underbred
128 playable · top: BURDENED (12 pts)
Best play burdened 12 points8-letter words
3 words7-letter words
3 words6-letter words
24 words- BEDDER 10 pts
- BENDED 10 pts
- BUDDER 10 pts
- REDBUD 10 pts
- BENDER 9 pts
- BURDEN 9 pts
- BURNED 9 pts
- BURRED 9 pts
- DEBURR 9 pts
- REBRED 9 pts
- UNBRED 9 pts
- BURNER 8 pts
- DENUDE 8 pts
- DUDEEN 8 pts
- DUENDE 8 pts
- DURNED 8 pts
- ENDUED 8 pts
- REDDEN 8 pts
- REDDER 8 pts
- RENDED 8 pts
- RUDDER 8 pts
- ENDURE 7 pts
- ENURED 7 pts
- RENDER 7 pts
5-letter words
18 words4-letter words
40 words- BEDU 7 pts
- BEND 7 pts
- BRED 7 pts
- BUND 7 pts
- BURD 7 pts
- DRUB 7 pts
- BEEN 6 pts
- BEER 6 pts
- BENE 6 pts
- BREE 6 pts
- BREN 6 pts
- BURN 6 pts
- BURR 6 pts
- DEED 6 pts
- DUDE 6 pts
- REDD 6 pts
- RUBE 6 pts
- RUDD 6 pts
- UNBE 6 pts
- DEER 5 pts
- DENE 5 pts
- DERE 5 pts
- DREE 5 pts
- DUNE 5 pts
- DURE 5 pts
- DURN 5 pts
- DURR 5 pts
- NEED 5 pts
- NERD 5 pts
- NUDE 5 pts
- NURD 5 pts
- REDE 5 pts
- REED 5 pts
- REND 5 pts
- RUDE 5 pts
- RUED 5 pts
- UNDE 5 pts
- ERNE 4 pts
- RUER 4 pts
- RUNE 4 pts
3-letter words
30 words2-letter words
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