Of humble origin or social status; spec. brought up without good breeding or morals; not respectable or welcome in good society. Also…
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释义 | society > society and the community > social class > the common people > socially inferior person > [adjective] (19) low-bred1599 Of humble origin or social status; spec. brought up without good breeding or morals; not respectable or welcome in good society. Also… dunghilled1600 Of low or inferior rank, birth, or character; debased or degenerate; ignoble, base. Cf. dunghill, adj. 1. ungenteel1633 Not genteel. Of manners, habits, employments, etc. underbred1650 Of inferior breeding or upbringing; wanting in polish or refinement; vulgar. Of persons. half-bred1694 Imperfectly acquainted with the rules of good breeding; under-bred. Obs. ingenteel1694 Ungenteel. ungentlemanlike1719 Not resembling a gentleman. lowlife1728 Of, relating to, or characteristic of people of low social status, or people regarded as vulgar or disreputable; (of a place) frequented or inhabited… under-degreed1748 Of lower degree; of inferior rank. lower class1812 Usually with hyphen. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the lower class. downstairs1819 Situated in the servants' quarters; of, relating to, or characteristic of this part of the household or its inhabitants; lower class, downmarket… low-class1836 wrong1859 Not of requisite social standing. (as) common as dirt (also muck)1877 depreciative. Of a low social status; coarse, vulgar. In later use also as modifier (usually in forms common-as-dirt, common-as-muck). plebbish1928 Of plebeian character or origin; working-class, vulgar, unsophisticated. Cf. plebby, adj. downscale1930 At the lower end of a (socio-economic) scale; inferior, downmarket. non-U1954 Not upper-class; (esp. of linguistic usage or social behaviour) not characteristic of the upper social classes. Also (in extended use): not… Subcategories:— including those who are (2) |
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