bred
1 Bred is the past tense and past participle of breed.
2 →
ill-bred →
pure-bred →
well-bred
ill-bred
If you say that someone is ill-bred, you mean that they have bad manners. adj
(disapproval)
(=uncouth)
pure-bred , purebred
A pure-bred animal is one whose parents and ancestors all belong to the same breed. adj ADJ n
...pure-bred Arab horses.
well-bred , well bred
A well-bred person is very polite and has good manners. adj
(=well-mannered)
She was too well bred to want to hurt the little boy's feelings.