underbredadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌʌndəˈbrɛd/, U.S.

/ˌəndərˈbrɛd/

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(a).

A. adj.

1. Of inferior breeding or upbringing; wanting in polish or refinement; vulgar:

a. Of persons.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > socially inferior person > [adjective]

low-bred1599

dunghilled1600

ungenteel1633

underbred1650

half-bred1694

ingenteel1694

ungentlemanlike1719

lowlife1728

under-degreed1748

lower class1812

downstairs1819

low-class1836

wrong1859

(as) common as dirt (also muck)1877

plebbish1928

downscale1930

non-U1954

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adjective] > ill-mannered > ill-bred

foul-itowenc1225

villain1340

villainous?a1366

lewdc1380

ungentle1398

low-bred1599

ill-bred1622

unbred1622

underbred1650

unjaunty1671

ungenteel1676

half-bred1694

ingenteel1694

cocktail1835

mal élevé1878

hairy at the heel1890

1650 N. Ward Discolliminium 50 Our late..under-bred Committee-men.

1706 G. Farquhar Recruiting Officer v. vi. 72 Pray, Sir, dunna be offended at my Sister, she's something under-bred.

1771 O. Goldsmith Haunch of Venison 37 An under-bred, fine-spoken fellow was he.

1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. III. 154 The boisterous mirth of the under-bred village belle.

1885 Spectator 30 May 715/1 All the gentlemen and ladies he has to do with are just a little underbred.

in combination.1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet II. vi. 118 Behind a long table..sat a smart underbred-looking man.

b. Of manners or conduct.

ΚΠ

1796 F. Burney Camilla III. vi. iv. 209 The under-bred positiveness of her father.

1840 N. P. Willis Loiterings of Trav. II. 161 His underbred politeness of insisting on following his host.

1849 C. Brontë Shirley I. vii. 162 His somewhat underbred manner and aspect.

2. Of animals: not pure bred; of inferior strain.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > domestic animal > [adjective] > of livestock > kept for breeding > ill-bred

bastarda1398

half-bred1701

scrub1744

cross-bred1856

underbred1890

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 337 Australian horses..seem wretched underbred creatures.

B. n.

An underbred animal (esp. a horse).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by breed > [noun] > thoroughbred horse > not thoroughbred

kadisha1817

cocktail1842

catch colt1857

underbred1880

1880 Encycl. Brit. XII. 198/1 When the thoroughbred is but cantering, the underbred will be doing his utmost.

1897 Times 11 Mar. 12/2 At recent shows in Ireland he thought there were more under-breds than 15 or 20 years ago.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	underbred
释义	underbredadj.n. Brit. /ˌʌndəˈbrɛd/, U.S. /ˌəndərˈbrɛd/ Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(a). A. adj. 1. Of inferior breeding or upbringing; wanting in polish or refinement; vulgar: a. Of persons. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > socially inferior person > [adjective] low-bred1599 dunghilled1600 ungenteel1633 underbred1650 half-bred1694 ingenteel1694 ungentlemanlike1719 lowlife1728 under-degreed1748 lower class1812 downstairs1819 low-class1836 wrong1859 (as) common as dirt (also muck)1877 plebbish1928 downscale1930 non-U1954 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adjective] > ill-mannered > ill-bred foul-itowenc1225 villain1340 villainous?a1366 lewdc1380 ungentle1398 low-bred1599 ill-bred1622 unbred1622 underbred1650 unjaunty1671 ungenteel1676 half-bred1694 ingenteel1694 cocktail1835 mal élevé1878 hairy at the heel1890 1650 N. Ward Discolliminium 50 Our late..under-bred Committee-men. 1706 G. Farquhar Recruiting Officer v. vi. 72 Pray, Sir, dunna be offended at my Sister, she's something under-bred. 1771 O. Goldsmith Haunch of Venison 37 An under-bred, fine-spoken fellow was he. 1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. III. 154 The boisterous mirth of the under-bred village belle. 1885 Spectator 30 May 715/1 All the gentlemen and ladies he has to do with are just a little underbred. in combination.1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet II. vi. 118 Behind a long table..sat a smart underbred-looking man. b. Of manners or conduct. ΚΠ 1796 F. Burney Camilla III. vi. iv. 209 The under-bred positiveness of her father. 1840 N. P. Willis Loiterings of Trav. II. 161 His underbred politeness of insisting on following his host. 1849 C. Brontë Shirley I. vii. 162 His somewhat underbred manner and aspect. 2. Of animals: not pure bred; of inferior strain. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > domestic animal > [adjective] > of livestock > kept for breeding > ill-bred bastarda1398 half-bred1701 scrub1744 cross-bred1856 underbred1890 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 337 Australian horses..seem wretched underbred creatures. B. n. An underbred animal (esp. a horse). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by breed > [noun] > thoroughbred horse > not thoroughbred kadisha1817 cocktail1842 catch colt1857 underbred1880 1880 Encycl. Brit. XII. 198/1 When the thoroughbred is but cantering, the underbred will be doing his utmost. 1897 Times 11 Mar. 12/2 At recent shows in Ireland he thought there were more under-breds than 15 or 20 years ago. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1650
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