low-bredadj.

Brit.

/ˌləʊˈbrɛd/, U.S.

/ˌloʊˈbrɛd/

Forms: see low adv. and bred adj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: low adv., bred adj.¹

Etymology: < low adv. + bred adj.¹; compare †to breed low (low adv. 2b).

Of humble origin or social status; spec. brought up without good breeding or morals; not respectable or welcome in good society. Also: characteristic of such a lack of breeding; despicable, ignoble, base.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > socially inferior person > [adjective]

low-bred1599

dunghilled1600

ungenteel1633

underbred1650

half-bred1694

ingenteel1694

ungentlemanlike1719

lowlife1728

under-degreed1748

lower class1812

downstairs1819

low-class1836

wrong1859

(as) common as dirt (also muck)1877

plebbish1928

downscale1930

non-U1954

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adjective] > ill-mannered > ill-bred

foul-itowenc1225

villain1340

villainous?a1366

lewdc1380

ungentle1398

low-bred1599

ill-bred1622

unbred1622

underbred1650

unjaunty1671

ungenteel1676

half-bred1694

ingenteel1694

cocktail1835

mal élevé1878

hairy at the heel1890

1599 R. Linche Fountaine Anc. Fiction sig. Aaij So blind as will aduance ech low-bred groome, To haughtie titles of a glorious place.

a1626 W. Rowley Birth of Merlin (1662) sig. E4 A gilded rascal, a low-bred despicable creeper.

1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus 396 Mean persons, low bred, and lowly living, who having these Towres and altitudes in their mindes.

1757 D. Garrick Lilliput i. ii. 39 Let low-bred Minds be curb'd by Laws and Rules.

1794 R. B. Sheridan Duenna (new ed.) i. 12 I don't mention your low-bred, vulgar, sound sleep.

1842 J. Wilson Recreations Christopher North I. 204 Like other low-bred creatures, they are covered with vermin.

1848 C. Kingsley Saint's Trag. iii. iii. 169 She'll wed some pink-faced boy—The more low-bred and penniless, the likelier.

1904 F. Younghusband Rep. 14 Jan. in East India 312 These monks were low-bred persons, insolent, rude and intensely hostile.

1983 L. Perdue Da Vinci Legacy xxii. 360 His foolish acquiescence in their low-bred machinations had simply pulled him down to their level.

2010 Village Voice (N.Y.) (Nexis) 15 Sept. A character study of a gifted, low-bred ne'er-do-well with dark secrets, redeemed by a clean middle-class cutie.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	low-bred
释义	low-bredadj. Brit. /ˌləʊˈbrɛd/, U.S. /ˌloʊˈbrɛd/ Forms: see low adv. and bred adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: low adv., bred adj.¹ Etymology: < low adv. + bred adj.¹; compare †to breed low (low adv. 2b). Of humble origin or social status; spec. brought up without good breeding or morals; not respectable or welcome in good society. Also: characteristic of such a lack of breeding; despicable, ignoble, base. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > socially inferior person > [adjective] low-bred1599 dunghilled1600 ungenteel1633 underbred1650 half-bred1694 ingenteel1694 ungentlemanlike1719 lowlife1728 under-degreed1748 lower class1812 downstairs1819 low-class1836 wrong1859 (as) common as dirt (also muck)1877 plebbish1928 downscale1930 non-U1954 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adjective] > ill-mannered > ill-bred foul-itowenc1225 villain1340 villainous?a1366 lewdc1380 ungentle1398 low-bred1599 ill-bred1622 unbred1622 underbred1650 unjaunty1671 ungenteel1676 half-bred1694 ingenteel1694 cocktail1835 mal élevé1878 hairy at the heel1890 1599 R. Linche Fountaine Anc. Fiction sig. Aaij So blind as will aduance ech low-bred groome, To haughtie titles of a glorious place. a1626 W. Rowley Birth of Merlin (1662) sig. E4 A gilded rascal, a low-bred despicable creeper. 1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus 396 Mean persons, low bred, and lowly living, who having these Towres and altitudes in their mindes. 1757 D. Garrick Lilliput i. ii. 39 Let low-bred Minds be curb'd by Laws and Rules. 1794 R. B. Sheridan Duenna (new ed.) i. 12 I don't mention your low-bred, vulgar, sound sleep. 1842 J. Wilson Recreations Christopher North I. 204 Like other low-bred creatures, they are covered with vermin. 1848 C. Kingsley Saint's Trag. iii. iii. 169 She'll wed some pink-faced boy—The more low-bred and penniless, the likelier. 1904 F. Younghusband Rep. 14 Jan. in East India 312 These monks were low-bred persons, insolent, rude and intensely hostile. 1983 L. Perdue Da Vinci Legacy xxii. 360 His foolish acquiescence in their low-bred machinations had simply pulled him down to their level. 2010 Village Voice (N.Y.) (Nexis) 15 Sept. A character study of a gifted, low-bred ne'er-do-well with dark secrets, redeemed by a clean middle-class cutie. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1599
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