different between impolite vs underbred

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impol?tus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mp??la?t/
• Rhymes: -a?t

Adjective

impolite (comparative impoliter or more impolite, superlative impolitest or most impolite)

1. Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners.

   Synonyms: discourteous, uncivil, rude, unpolite; see also Thesaurus:impolite

Derived terms

• impolitely
• impoliteness

Translations

Latin

Adjective

impol?te

1. vocative masculine singular of impol?tus

References

• impolite in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• impolite in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• impolite in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Alternative forms

• under-bred

Etymology

From under- +? bred.

Adjective

underbred (comparative more underbred, superlative most underbred)

1. Of inferior breeding or upbringing; vulgar, lacking in manners or finesse.
   • 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 423:

     The art of governing these under-bred varlets lies more in the dignity of looks than in words […] .
2. (of animals) Not purebred; of an inferior strain.

Synonyms

• (manners): uncouth, rude, impolite

Antonyms

• (breeding): thoroughbred

Verb

underbred

1. simple past tense and past participle of underbreed