Well-bred

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Well-bred \Well"-bred`\, a.
     Having good breeding; refined in manners; polite; cultivated.
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           I am as well-bred as the earl's granddaughter.
                                                    --Thackera?.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  well-bred
       adj : of good upbringing [syn: {well-mannered}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  20 Moby Thesaurus words for "well-bred":
     blue-blooded, cultivated, cultured, full-blooded, genteel, gentle,
     gentlemanlike, gentlemanly, highborn, highbred, ladylike,
     of good breed, polished, pur sang, pure-blooded, purebred, refined,
     thoroughbred, well-brought-up, wellborn