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Definition of mal élevé in English: mal élevé(also mal élevée) adjective mal ɛləˈveɪ Of a person: ill-bred, bad-mannered. Of an object or situation: lacking in refinement.
Origin Late 19th century; earliest use found in Henry James. From French mal élevé from mal badly + élevé brought up, past participle of élever to bring up, raise. Definition of mal élevé in US English: mal élevé(also mal élevée) adjectivemal ɛləˈveɪ Of a person: ill-bred, bad-mannered. Of an object or situation: lacking in refinement.
Origin Late 19th century; earliest use found in Henry James. From French mal élevé from mal badly + élevé brought up, past participle of élever to bring up, raise. |