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well-bred

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well-bred (wlbrd)
adj.
1. Of good upbringing; well-mannered and refined.
2. Of good breed. Used of animals.
well-bred
Adjective
having good manners; polite
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Adj.1.well-bred - of good upbringing
well-mannered
refined - (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste"
well-bred
adjective 1. polite, ladylike, well-brought-up, well-mannered, cultured, civil, mannerly, polished, sophisticated, gentlemanly, refined, cultivated, courteous, gallant, genteel, urbane, courtly << OPPOSITE ill-bred
adjective 2. aristocratic, gentle, noble, patrician, blue-blooded, well-born, highborn
Translations

well-bred [ˈwɛlˈbrɛd] adj → bien educado
well-bred [ˈwɛlˈbrɛd] adj → bien élevé(e)
well-bred [ˈwɛlˈbrɛd] well adj [person] → gut erzogen
well-bred [ˈwɛlˈbrɛd] adj → educato/a, beneducato/a


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Is not the noble youth very like a well-bred dog in respect of guarding and watching?
The Republic by Plato View in context
She is perfectly well-bred, indeed, and has the air of a woman of fashion, but her manners are not such as can persuade me of her being prepossessed in my favour.
Lady Susan by Austen, Jane View in context
Now, in every one of the domestic breeds, taking thoroughly well-bred birds, all the above marks, even to the white edging of the outer tail-feathers, sometimes concur perfectly developed.
The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context
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