as in rude
showing a lack of manners or consideration for others
an ill-mannered child who refuses to say "please" or "thank you"
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Recent Examples of ill-mannered
By Saturday, Abrams got word of the ill-mannered petition and spoke out on behalf of Jar.
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Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2025
Long-form coverage of the group tends to focus not on the group’s achievements or even on the actual logic of its messaging but on Newkirk herself, and specifically on the seeming disconnect between her well-mannered persona and her ideas, which drive PETA’s often ill-mannered protests.
—Jan Dutkiewicz, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024
Blame ill-mannered charger hogs who don’t respect EV etiquette.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2024
The film presents the France of the Revolution and the Empire as an unfortunate episode of a country in the hands of a people of bloodthirsty and ill-mannered scoundrels.
—Zenger News, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
King can be spoiled, delusional and ill-mannered, but his parents can also have made a misstep by attempting to publicly embarrass their son.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 28 Nov. 2023
Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2025
Long-form coverage of the group tends to focus not on the group’s achievements or even on the actual logic of its messaging but on Newkirk herself, and specifically on the seeming disconnect between her well-mannered persona and her ideas, which drive PETA’s often ill-mannered protests.
—Jan Dutkiewicz, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024
Blame ill-mannered charger hogs who don’t respect EV etiquette.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2024
The film presents the France of the Revolution and the Empire as an unfortunate episode of a country in the hands of a people of bloodthirsty and ill-mannered scoundrels.
—Zenger News, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
King can be spoiled, delusional and ill-mannered, but his parents can also have made a misstep by attempting to publicly embarrass their son.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 28 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ill-mannered
Adjective
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These particular coffee-shop customers picked the wrong day to be rude, though.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Lions give a rude welcome back to Ben Johnson, while the 49ers run over the Saints.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The 49-year-old rapper kicked Adrien Broner off the show’s set for incessantly flirting with the two women to a disrespectful degree.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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That’s why any claim a critic wants to make, whatever disrespectful statement a skeptic, or hater wants to level on this team can’t be defended.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In 2014, he was found to have been discourteous and used force.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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The main point is to avoid being discourteous of the people behind us by letting the door close in their respective faces.—
R. Eric Thomas,
The Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Ill-mannered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill-mannered. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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