different between thoroughbred vs underbred

English

Etymology

thorough +? bred

Adjective

thoroughbred (comparative more thoroughbred, superlative most thoroughbred)

1. Bred from pure stock.
2. well-bred and properly educated.

Related terms

• thoroughbreed

Translations

Noun

thoroughbred (plural thoroughbreds)

1. A horse of a breed derived from crosses between Arabian stallions and English mares, bred for racing. (usually capitalized: Thoroughbred.)
2. (nonstandard, loosely) Any purebred horse.
3. A person of uncommon strength or endurance (like that of a thoroughbred horse).

   That athlete is a real thoroughbred.

4. A well-bred person.

Translations

References

• thoroughbred on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• thoroughbred at OneLook Dictionary Search
• thoroughbred in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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