Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Lacking or indicating a lack of good manners; rude.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of bad manners; uncivil; impolite; rude; boorish.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Impolite; rude; displaying socially incorrect behavior.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to having
bad manners ;impolite . (See also:bad-mannered )
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective socially incorrect in behavior
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Examples
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He disliked what he called the "ill-mannered geeks" who had come to dominate the site.
Ars Technica Timothy B. Lee 2011
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The lawmaker soon apologized for his behavior, viewed by Republicans and Democrats as an ill-mannered breach of political decorum.
Source: Joe Wilson racking up the dollars after 'you lie' comment 2009
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"He is at times ill-mannered and short-tempered and not very articulate in terms of expressing himself," Barket said in a telephone interview.
Money Manager Accused Of Threatening To Kill 47 Regulators Ryan McCarthy 2011
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"He is at times ill-mannered and short-tempered and not very articulate in terms of expressing himself," Barket said in a telephone interview.
Money Manager Accused Of Threatening To Kill 47 Regulators Ryan McCarthy 2011
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"He is at times ill-mannered and short-tempered and not very articulate in terms of expressing himself," Barket said in a telephone interview.
Money Manager Accused Of Threatening To Kill 47 Regulators Ryan McCarthy 2011
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The only thing the loud minority has managed to do with their ignorant and ill-mannered protests is to convince some of us more quiet folk that it is time to speak up occasionally in defense of our President and his policies.
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No use whining that public discourse has become ill-mannered, that ship sailed long ago.
Wilson says no more apologies for outburst against president 2009
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Is it no longer capable of anything more than just some ill-mannered faux pas or cultural gaffe that has observers tsk-tsking?
Robin Givhan's take on the punk style of Gaultier, Balmain, Givenchy Robin Givhan 2010
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Wilson, a gentleman would not have engaged in the ill-mannered conduct you displayed.
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"He is at times ill-mannered and short-tempered and not very articulate in terms of expressing himself," Barket said in a telephone interview.
Money Manager Accused Of Threatening To Kill 47 Regulators Ryan McCarthy 2011
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