Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word brought-up.

Examples

  • ‘Intellectual’ has a completely different meaning in English, usually meaning someone who has a more esoteric way of thinking, rather than the well educated and well brought-up meaning it has in Poland.

    Biweekly about culture | the POLSKI blog 2010

  • People who come to events like that know better, behave properly and were doubtless well brought-up.

    Real life and virtual 2009

  • To assign it this function is neither to say nor to imply that spirit cannot, in the case of a corrupt and de-natured soul, turn against reason, even if well brought-up individuals like Glaucon are not familiar with such corruption either in their own case or in the case of others (440b).

    Ancient Theories of Soul Lorenz, Hendrik 2009

  • Now my son is absolutely, feverishly gun-crazy (as all properly brought-up boys should be) but my initial reaction was to say no, junior, you've got a few years yet.

    How Much Kick Can You Take? 2007

  • And I, who in my youth always felt that St Therese was a figure who seemed unappealing nicely brought-up,keen to be an enclosed nun, ill,died young suddenly found I had a different attitude, and was certainly committed to joining in with the whole event.

    Archive 2009-09-01 Joanna Bogle 2009

  • It gets better, of the ones I brought-up 9/11 to, I'd say 90% agreed it was an inside job and the other 10% at least agreed we never got the real story.

    Coming Soon-- Riots in America? 2009

  • No longer am I constrained by the culture that I was born and brought-up in.

    Archive 2007-04-01 2007

  • I simply cannot believe they were all badly brought-up and take a pleasure in offending, think name-calling, bullying and using foul language are acceptable, here or anywhere else.

    Real life and virtual 2009

  • And I, who in my youth always felt that St Therese was a figure who seemed unappealing nicely brought-up,keen to be an enclosed nun, ill,died young suddenly found I had a different attitude, and was certainly committed to joining in with the whole event.

    I got rather enthusiastic... Joanna Bogle 2009

  • That was because they used black infantry troops such as their Unita proxy and SWATF (in Namibia) as cannon fodder while the white troops brought-up the rear from the safety of armoured vehicles and tanks.

    CONTENTS 2008

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.