ill-behaved

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ill-behaved

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From ill + behaved.

adjective more ill-behaved · most ill-behaved · ill behaved

badly behaved; exhibiting bad behaviour. That boy is ill-behaved: he is always naughty.
Similar: horrible · Opposite: well-behaved

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@misc{ill_behaved_2026,
  title = {ill-behaved},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ill-behaved},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}