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ill-mannered

/ˌɪl ˈmænəd/adjective

उच्चारण इल मैनड

अशिष्ट, बदतमीज़

Core word

adjective
  1. 1

    formal

    behaving in a way that is not polite or does not show respect for other people

    अशिष्ट, बदतमीज़

    • The ill-mannered guest kept interrupting everyone.
    • It is ill-mannered to talk loudly on the phone in a library.
    • The ill-mannered customer shouted at the waiter for no reason.
    + 2 more examples
    • Children can seem ill-mannered when they have not been taught how to behave.
    • It was ill-mannered of him to leave without thanking the host.

    Synonyms rude impolite discourteous uncivil boorish

    Opposite well-mannered polite courteous

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

ill-mannered + noun / person

Describes someone who is rude and does not show respect.

ऐसे व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है जो रूखा है और सम्मान नहीं दिखाता।

  • An ill-mannered guest shouted at the waiter.
  • The ill-mannered boy refused to greet his teacher.

be ill-mannered to / towards + person

Use 'to' or 'towards' for the person treated rudely.

जिसके साथ रूखा व्यवहार हो, उसके लिए 'to' या 'towards' आता है।

  • It is ill-mannered to interrupt the elders.

It is ill-mannered to + verb

A common frame for rules of behaviour.

व्यवहार के नियम बताने की आम संरचना।

  • It is ill-mannered to talk with your mouth full.

hyphenated spelling

Always hyphenated; can also be written as one word in some books.

इसे हमेशा hyphen के साथ लिखा जाता है; कुछ पुस्तकों में एक शब्द भी मिलता है।

  • An ill-mannered reply.

ill-mannered vs well-mannered

Ill-mannered is the opposite of well-mannered; both are hyphenated.

Ill-mannered, well-mannered का विपरीत है; दोनों में hyphen लगता है।

  • The well-mannered boy stood up, but the ill-mannered one did not.
+Collocations 5

ill-mannered + noun

childguestremarkbehaviourreplyman

  • His ill-mannered remark upset the teacher.

adverb + ill-mannered

ratherveryextremelydownrightplainly

  • It was downright ill-mannered to leave without thanking them.

verb + ill-mannered

seemsoundlookbe thoughtbe considered

  • The reply sounded ill-mannered.

ill-mannered + towards

towards elderstowards gueststowards staffto strangersto a teacher

  • He was ill-mannered towards the waiter.

synonyms

rudeimpolitediscourteousuncouthbadly behaved

  • The uncouth man pushed ahead in the queue.
“More examples 7
  • Radhika's mother said it was ill-mannered to point at people.

राधिका की माँ ने कहा कि लोगों की ओर उँगली दिखाना बदतमीज़ी है।

  • The ill-mannered customer shouted at the shopkeeper.

बदतमीज़ ग्राहक ने दुकानदार पर चिल्लाया।

  • He was ill-mannered enough to ask the guest her age.

वह इतना बदतमीज़ था कि उसने मेहमान से उसकी उम्र पूछ ली।

  • An ill-mannered child can embarrass the whole family.

बदतमीज़ बच्चा पूरे परिवार को शर्मिंदा कर सकता है।

  • She gave an ill-mannered reply and left the room.

उसने बदतमीज़ी से उत्तर दिया और कमरे से चली गई।

  • It is ill-mannered to use a phone during a lecture.

व्याख्यान के समय फ़ोन का उपयोग करना बदतमीज़ी है।

  • Radhika never allows her little brother to be ill-mannered at the dinner table.

राधिका अपने छोटे भाई को खाने की मेज़ पर कभी बदतमीज़ी नहीं करने देती।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ She is one of the most ill-mannered student in the class.

✓ She is one of the most ill-mannered students in the class.

After 'one of the', the noun must be plural.

'One of the' के बाद noun plural होता है।

✗ She was ill mannered towards her teacher.

✓ She was ill-mannered towards her teacher.

The compound adjective is written with a hyphen.

यह compound adjective hyphen के साथ लिखा जाता है।