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Definitions

ill-mannered

[il-man-erd] / ˈɪlˈmæn ərd /
ADJECTIVE
badly behaved
Synonyms
WEAK
bad-mannered boorish cheap churlish coarse discourteous disrespectful ill-behaved ill-bred impertinent impolite insolent loud loud-mouthed loutish raunchy raw rough roughneck rude tacky uncivil uncouth ungracious unmannerly unrefined vulgar
Antonyms
WEAK
behaved mannered mannerly polite

Example Sentences

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The accompanying photo portraits are mostly hideous, in Ms. Wiles’s case also ill-mannered and unkind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Ferrigan said that a local official’s choice not to lower flags after a president’s executive directive might be seen as somewhat ill-mannered but wouldn’t be breaking any rules.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025

Writing on Instagram on Thursday, singer Sir Rod Stewart described Wallace as an "ill-mannered bully", and said the presenter "humiliated" his wife when she was on MasterChef in 2021.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2024

Do I honor their request, even if it feels ill-mannered?

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2023

Now your friend is here, I wish you would not lurk about the place, it is so very ill-mannered.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill