well-brought-up

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well-brought-up

adjective better-brought-up · more well-brought-up · best-brought-up · most well-brought-up · 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.
Similar: well-mannered, well-bred, well-raised, well-behaved, polite, civilized, polished, refined

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adj having good manners

Español	bien educado, bien criado
Português	bem-educado, bem-criado
Français	bien élevé, bien éduqué
Deutsch	wohlerzogen
Italiano	beneducado
Русский	воспи́танный vospítannyj

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@misc{well_brought_up_2026,
  title = {well-brought-up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/well-brought-up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}