Underbred vs. Thoroughbred

Underbredadjective

Of inferior breeding or upbringing; vulgar, lacking in manners or finesse.

Underbredadjective

(of animals) Not purebred; of an inferior strain.

Underbredverb

simple past tense and past participle of underbreed

Underbredadjective

Not thoroughly bred; ill-bred; as, an underbred fellow.

Underbredadjective

(of persons) lacking in refinement or grace

Underbredadjective

of inferior or mixed breed;

Thoroughbredadjective

Bred from pure stock.

Thoroughbredadjective

well-bred and properly educated.

Thoroughbrednoun

A horse of a breed derived from crosses between Arabian stallions and English mares, bred for racing. usually capitalized: Thoroughbred.

Thoroughbrednoun

Any purebred horse.

Thoroughbrednoun

A person of uncommon strength or endurance (like that of a thoroughbred horse).

Thoroughbrednoun

A well-bred person.

Thoroughbredadjective

Bred from the best blood through a long line; pure-blooded; - said of stock, as horses. Hence, having the characteristics of such breeding; mettlesome; courageous; of elegant form, or the like.

Thoroughbrednoun

a well-bred person

Thoroughbrednoun

a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares

Thoroughbrednoun

a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses

Thoroughbredadjective

having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal

Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed.