Meanings
comparative better-brought-up · comparative more well-brought-up · superlative best-brought-up · superlative most well-brought-up · alternative well brought up
- Having been taught during childhood to exhibit good manners and pleasant behaviour.
He strikes me as a very well-brought-up young man.
Synonyms: well-mannered, well-bred, well-raised, well-behaved, polite, civilized, polished, refined
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving been taught during childhood to exhibit good manners and pleasant behaviour.
Translations
Catalan ben educat
- ben educathaving good manners
Danish velopdragen
- velopdragenhaving good manners
Dutch welopgevoed
- welopgevoedhaving good manners
French bien élevé, bien éduqué
- bien élevéhaving good manners
- bien éduquéhaving good manners
German wohlerzogen
- wohlerzogenhaving good manners
Hungarian jól nevelt
- jól nevelthaving good manners
Italian beneducado
- beneducadohaving good manners
Latin bene ēducātus
- bene ēducātushaving good manners
Norwegian veloppdragen
- veloppdragenhaving good manners
Polish dobrze wychowany
- dobrze wychowanyhaving good manners
Portuguese bem-educado, bem-criado
- bem-educadohaving good manners
- bem-criadohaving good manners
Russian воспи́танный
- воспи́танный (vospítannyj)having good manners
Spanish bien educado, bien criado
- bien educadohaving good manners
- bien criadohaving good manners
Swedish väluppfostrad
- väluppfostradhaving good manners
Cite this entry
well-brought-up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well-brought-up
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