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Dictionary: well-bred   (wĕl'brĕd')
 
adj.
  1. Of good upbringing; well-mannered and refined.
  2. Of good breed. Used of animals.

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adjective

  1. Characterized by discriminating taste and broad knowledge as a result of development or education: civilized, cultivated, cultured, educated, polished, refined, urbane. See culture/nature.
  2. Characterized by good manners: civil, courteous, genteel, mannerly, polite, well-mannered. See courtesy/discourtesy.

 
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adj

Definition: mannerly
Antonyms: ignoble, unmannered, unrefined, unsophisticated


 
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of good upbringing
  Synonym: well-mannered


 
Translations: Well-bred
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - velopdragen, af god race

Nederlands (Dutch)
welopgevoed

Français (French)
adj. - bien né, bien élevé, (gén) de pure race, pur sang (cheval)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - wohlerzogen, gesittet, aus guter Zucht

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καλοαναθρεμμένος

Italiano (Italian)
educato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - bem educado

Русский (Russian)
воспитанный, характерный для воспитанного человека, породистый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - bien educado, de maneras refinadas, de buena casta o raza (animales)

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - väluppfostrad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
有教养的, 良种的, 高贵的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有教養的, 良種的, 高貴的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 본데 있게 자란, 행실이 좋은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 育ちのよい, 行儀のよい, 良種の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مهذب, أصيل, كريم الأصل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מחונך, מנומס‬


 
 

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