Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Raised to be well-mannered and refined.
- adjective Born to parents considered to be of good stock. Used of animals.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of good breeding; polite; cultivated; refined.
- Of good breed, stock, or race, as a domestic animal. Compare half-bred, thoroughbred.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having good breeding; refined in manners; polite; cultivated.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
well-mannered andrefined because of a goodupbringing andeducation - adjective of animals of good
breed
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of good upbringing
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Examples
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On Witte's tongue the phrase "incredibly well-bred man," which he used to describe the youthful Nicholas, became cutting invective.
A Statesman For the Czar Jennifer Siegel 2011
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Klein had 13 horses, three of them well-bred brood mares he bought from local thoroughbred man Curly Taylor.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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Like how sometimes your friend has a new sweater in a particularly awful shade of puce that makes him/her look quite bilious, and when your friend asks, "How do I look in my pleasing new sweater?" you respond, if you are a well-bred person, "What a striking color that is!"
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I finished my soup and sandwich, turned up the volume on my iPod, then flipped through another book, looking for sites both Patrick and I would enjoy; after all, I was supposed to be introducing him to things that “a well-bred person should know.”
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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“Spoken like the well-bred gentleman that you are,” Trent remarked.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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The well-bred Khawlah has won over a mile and finished third in the Group Three Oh So Sharp Stakes at Newmarket and could throw down a challenge under Frankie Dettori.
Bank on improving Mahbooba to lift UAE Oaks at Dubai carnival 2011
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I finished my soup and sandwich, turned up the volume on my iPod, then flipped through another book, looking for sites both Patrick and I would enjoy; after all, I was supposed to be introducing him to things that “a well-bred person should know.”
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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When Petrizzo took the plunge, he acquired well-bred Labs and sought education in animal training and behavior.
High earners quit rat race to pursue a passion for animals 2011
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“Spoken like the well-bred gentleman that you are,” Trent remarked.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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I finished my soup and sandwich, turned up the volume on my iPod, then flipped through another book, looking for sites both Patrick and I would enjoy; after all, I was supposed to be introducing him to things that “a well-bred person should know.”
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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