Ill breeding

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lack of good breeding; rudeness.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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Visions of good and ill breeding, of old vulgarisms and new gentilities, were before her; and she was meditating much upon silver forks, napkins, and finger-glasses.

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Unlike Vallejo, Alvarado, and Jose Castro (who assumed that the assault on their rancho titles resulted from American banditry, ingratitude, and ill breeding), Pico entered the fray with a skilled battery of attorneys who often prevailed in court.

Pio Pico: The Last Governor of Mexican California

We are a group of people who are saddened and frustrated by your ill breeding. We refuse to let you destroy autumn for a reason as pernicious and disgusting as making a little bit of money.