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Definition of Ill-mannered
1. Adjective. Socially incorrect in behavior. "Resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion"
Similar to: Impolite
Derivative terms: Rudeness
Definition of Ill-mannered
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to ''having bad manners''; impolite. (See also: bad-mannered) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ill-mannered
Literary usage of Ill-mannered
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diaries and Correspondence of James Harris, First Earl of Malmesbury by James Harris Malmesbury (1844)
"Why His Prussian Majesty thought proper to commit himself thus gratuitously to
the impertinence of these rough, ill-mannered Dictators, I confess I cannot ..."
2. Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are by John Jamieson, John Johnstone (1867)
"Innocent. V. ILL-LESS. ILL-FASHIONED, adj. 1. ill-mannered ; Weel-fa- ...
"ill-mannered." 61. Aberd. Skinner't Mite. Poet. Q. ill-holden, not properly kept ..."
3. Letters and Writings of James Greenleaf Croswell: Late Master of the Bearley by James Greenleaf Croswell (1917)
"The conscious self, trained to conscious thought, is, I am told, still but a
parvenu in the universe, uneasy, arrogant, ill-mannered, and exacting, ..."
4. Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric Amiel by Henri Frédéric Amiel (1893)
"Tho race is poetical and intelligent, but common and ill-mannered. Pliancy and
gentleness, manners, wit, vivacity, taste, dignity, and charm, are qualities ..."
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