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Definition of "ill-mannered" []

  • Lacking or indicating a lack of good manners; rude. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ill-mannered" in a sentence
  • "He disliked what he called the "ill-mannered geeks" who had come to dominate the site."
  • "No use whining that public discourse has become ill-mannered, that ship sailed long ago."
  • "Wilson, a gentleman would not have engaged in the ill-mannered conduct you displayed."