badly behaved
1badly-behaved — /ˈbædli bəheɪvd/ (say badlee buhhayvd) adjective exhibiting rude or unsocial behaviour. Also, (especially in predicative use), badly behaved …
2-behaved — [[t] bɪhe͟ɪvd[/t]] COMB in ADJ GRADED behaved combines with adverbs such as well or badly to form adjectives that describe people s or animals behaviour. It is even more important that your horse is well behaved in traffic... My grandchildren are …
3badly — [[t]bæ̱dli[/t]] ♦♦♦ worse, worst 1) ADV GRADED: ADV with v If something is done badly or goes badly, it is not very successful or effective. I was angry because I played so badly... The whole project was badly managed... The coalition did worse… …
4ill behaved — adjective badly behaved, having bad behaviour That boy is ill behaved, he is always naughty …
5ill-behaved — /ˈɪl bəheɪvd/ (say il buhhayvd) adjective → badly behaved …
6ill-behaved — ill behavedˈ adjective Behaving badly, ill mannered • • • Main Entry: ↑ill …
7disruptive child — badly behaved child, unruly child …
8behave — be|have W3S3 [bıˈheıv] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: have [i] to hold or bear (yourself), behave (14 16 centuries)] 1.) [always + adverb/preposition] to do things that are good, bad, sensible etc = ↑act ▪ She behaved in a very responsible way .… …
9behave */*/ — UK [bɪˈheɪv] / US verb Word forms behave : present tense I/you/we/they behave he/she/it behaves present participle behaving past tense behaved past participle behaved 1) [intransitive] to do things in a particular way The children behaved very… …
10mischievous — adjective /ˈmɪsʧɪvəs/ a) Causing mischief; injurious. Matthew had a twin brother called Edward, who was always mischievous and badly behaved. b) Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved. Syn: harmful …
