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ill-mannered

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having bad manners; impolite.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He was extremely ill-mannered and caused offence wherever he went.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

socially incorrect in behavior

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bad-mannered, rude, unmannered, unmannerly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Compare Middle English ille-ymanerite.

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: huonotapainen — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • French: malappris — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • French: mal élevé — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • German: ungezogen — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • German: impertinent — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • German: insolent — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • German: anmaßend — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • German: frech — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • German: unverschämt — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • German: ungebührlich — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • German: unmanierlich — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • German: schlecht erzogen — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • German: unhöflich — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • Hebrew: חסר נימוס (khasár nimús) — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • Hindi: बदतमीज़ (badatmīz) — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • Hungarian: modortalan — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • Hungarian: neveletlen — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • Hungarian: faragatlan — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • Italian: maleducato — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • Italian: sgarbato — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • Japanese: 失礼 (shitsurei) — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • Japanese: 無礼 (burei) — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • Latin: male mōrātus — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • Māori: tūhourangi — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • Mauritian Creole: malelve — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • Norwegian Bokmål: uoppdragen — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • Portuguese: mal-educado — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • Portuguese: malcriado — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • Portuguese: grosseiro — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • Russian: невоспи́танный (nevospítannyj) — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • Russian: гру́бый (grúbyj) — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • Slovak: netaktný — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • Slovak: hrubý — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • Slovak: nevychovaný — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • Slovak: neslušný — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • Swedish: obelevad — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • Tagalog: asal-hayop — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • Turkish: terbiyesiz — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • Turkish: kaba — of or pertaining to having bad manners
  • Ottoman Turkish: تربیهسز (terbiyesiz) — of or pertaining to having bad manners