un·bred

(ŭn-brĕd′)

adj.

1. Not instructed; untaught.

2. Not yet bred: an unbred mare.

3. Obsolete Ill-bred; impolite.

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unbred

(ʌnˈbrɛd)

adj

1. a less common word for ill-bred

2. not taught or instructed

3. obsolete not born

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un•bred

(ʌnˈbrɛd)

adj.

1. not taught or trained.

2. not mated, as a stock animal.

[1590–1600]

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