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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

He is especially winning when he barely skirts the sentimental or ill-mannered.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 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

Customer > Cupstomper: An ill-mannered Starbucks patron who throws a tanty when mistakenly served a latte instead of a mocha.

From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2022

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