he was ill-mannered

  • 1ill-mannered — adjective Of or pertaining to having bad manners; impolite. (See also: bad mannered) He was extremely ill mannered and caused offence wherever he went …

    Wiktionary

  • 2Ill — Ill, adv. In a ill manner; badly; weakly. [1913 Webster] How ill this taper burns! Shak. [1913 Webster] Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates and men decay. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] Note: Ill, like above, well,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3ill — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (usu. predic.; often foll. by with) out of health; sick (is ill; was taken ill with pneumonia; mentally ill people). 2 (of health) unsound, disordered. 3 wretched, unfavourable (ill fortune; ill luck). 4 harmful (ill… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 4The Dog it was that Died — is a play by the British playwright Tom Stoppard.Written for BBC Radio in 1982, it concerns the dilemma faced by a spy over who he actually works for. The play was also adapted for television by Stoppard, and broadcast in 1988. StoryRupert Purvis …

    Wikipedia

  • 5rude — adjective 1) a rude man rude remarks Syn: ill mannered, bad mannered, impolite, discourteous, uncivil, unmannerly, mannerless; impertinent, insolent, impudent, disrespectful, cheeky; churlish, curt, brusque …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 6rude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. barbarous, crude, primitive, rough, rustic; harsh, rugged; coarse, uncouth; discourteous, uncivil, insolent. See vulgarity, courtesy, inelegance, formlessness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Boorish]… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 7rude — 1 Rude, rough, crude, raw, callow, green, uncouth mean deficient in the qualities that make for finish or for perfection in development or in use. Rude, as applied to men and their minds, suggests a comparatively low state of culture or a dearth… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 8Cougnut — Birth name Ronald Fields Jr. Also known as Cougar Rebel Born January 11, 1968 Origin San Francisco, California Genres …

    Wikipedia

  • 9The Night of the Meek — For the 1986 remake, see Night of the Meek (1986 The Twilight Zone episode). The Night of the Meek The Twilight Zone episode Art Carney …

    Wikipedia

  • 10rude — [ro͞od] adj. ruder, rudest [OFr < L rudis, akin to rudus, debris, rubble < IE * reud , to tear apart < base * reu , to tear out, dig up > RUG, ROTTEN] 1. crude or rough in form or workmanship [a rude hut] 2. barbarous or ignorant… …

    English World dictionary